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Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Colon cancer awareness events get more locations
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Owensboro Health, in partnership with the Kentucky Cancer Program, says it is expanding its annual Colon Cancer Awareness Events to more locations this year. Officials say these educational events will provide important resources on colorectal cancer prevention, screening and treatment. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit health resource booths, speak with healthcare professionals and learn how regular screenings can prevent colon cancer or detect it early when it's most treatable. Some locations will also feature an interactive inflatable colon display, allowing visitors to walk through and see healthy colon tissue, polyps and cancerous growths up close. KYTC's high water report for March 3, 2025 Owensboro Health says the 2025 event schedule includes: March 4 Breckenridge Medical Building at 1000 Breckenridge Street 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Small colon inflatable and health resource booths March 5 Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Small colon inflatable and health resource booths March 6 Henderson Healthplex 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Health resource booths only March 7 Owensboro Health Regional Hospital 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Large colon inflatable and health resource booths March 11 Muhlenberg Healthplex 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Health resource booths only March 12 Madisonville Healthplex 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Health resource booths only Coroner called to accident on Highway 431 in Daviess County Owensboro Health says colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths, yet it is highly preventable with timely screenings. According to the Owensboro Health Cancer Registry, colorectal cancer remains a top concern in the region. Owensboro Health invites the public to attend these free events to learn more about keeping their colon healthy. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Donations being collected for eastern Kentucky flood victims
Several organizations are banding together to gather cleaning supplies they hope will help the victims of the recent Kentucky flooding. The Kentucky Cancer Program, Somerset Junior Woman's Club and Don Franklin Family of Dealerships put together a donation drop off to aid flood victims in Pikeville, Hazard and Jackson. Donations of cleaning supplies can be dropped off at the Don Franklin Chevrolet-Buick-GMC lot, which is located on South U.S. 27 in Somerset, between traffic lights 5 and 6. Items can be dropped off during normal business hours. Organizers are hoping to have enough items by Friday to make a trip to the affected areas. Wynona Padgett, who is with both the Kentucky Cancer Program and Somerset Junior Woman's Club, said that at this time they are looking for donations of cleaning supplies only: Disinfectants, sanitizers, tarps, mold abatement supplies, work gloves and plastic gloves, bleach, garbage bags, new muck boots, squeegees, mops, brooms, rakes, shovels, paper towels, hand towels, storage totes and laundry supplies. Padgett said the decision to collect cleaning supplies was made based off of speaking with people she knew in those areas. 'Hazard especially has a lot of downtown businesses that have been affected,' Padgett said. 'My colleague in Hazard, her husband has a barber shop, and I think they said he had four feet of water in his barber shop.' Padgett said there will likely be other needs and calls for donations in the future, but this is where they are starting. 'Once we get these taken care of, we probably won't stop (collecting donations) for two or three weeks, because we'll start something else. What I'm hoping is we can get enough stuff to take over this weekend to meet a couple of people to get these to the organizations.' The organizations that will be accepting the donations include East Kentucky Dream Center for Pikeville, the Roy G. Eversole Elementary School for Hazard, and the Jackson Women's Club in Jackson. On top of supplies, Padgett said that local organizations will accept donations in the form of checks or money orders to help those areas. She also suggested giving monetary donations to the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky. More information can be found at 'The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky was very instrumental for the 2022 flooding,' Padgett said. 'They provide money directly to individuals who need something. Let's say someone needs a propane heater, they will help them get that.' In addition to the collection at Don Franklin, Padgett said the Somerset Junior Woman's Club was partnering with Somernites Cruise to accept donations Friday evening during the club's pre-registration packet handout for the upcoming Snowshoe Shuffle event. SJWC members will be handing out packets for those who have pre-registered for the event Friday at the Somernites Cruise Building on South Central Ave. in Somerset. 'We're going to ask people if they want to bring something to that,' Padgett said. 'And not just people picking up their race materials, but anyone in the community who wants to drop off something. We'll be doing that from 5:30 p.m. till 7:30 p.m.'
