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Vaccine now open to 70+

WEBHickman County Health Department Director Sarah Russell announced on January 28 that persons 70 and older are now eligible to sign up for a covid-19 vaccine …

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Call to make a vaccine appointment

WEBPersons 75 and older who wish to receive the covid-19 vaccine may contact the Hickman County Health Department at 729- 3516 to set up an appointment. Those …

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Vaccine eligibility expands again

WEBThe state Health Department has expanded the eligibility of Phase 1c residents who may obtain covid-19 vaccines. As of March 8, appointments for Phase 1c …

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6,605 had one vaccine

WEBAmong Hickman Countians, 6,605 had received at least one covid-19 vaccine shot as of April 28, according to the Health Department. That’s 26.42 percent of …

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Hobbs’ work feted in S. Central region

WEBKara Hobbs has been chosen as the South Central Region Coordinated School Health Coordinator of the Year. Hickman County Schools Director Michelle …

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Child health poll: education is first

WEBFrom October 25 through November 22 of last year, the Vanderbilt Child Health Poll surveyed 1,025 Tennessee parents of children younger than 18. Conducted …

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How’s your spiritual health

WEB(Last in a series) Our final article during Black History Month focuses on the health pillar of spiritual well-being. Much attention is centered on the importance of our …

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8 new covid cases

WEBEight new cases of the covid-19 virus were reported in Hickman County during the week ended December 9, the Tennessee Department of Health reported last …

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Board members may take single health insurance plan

WEBDirector John Mullins (center) alongside board members Sherri Baker (left) and Vance Willis. School board members may take out single-person health insurance, …

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Loneliness provokes a warning

WEBThe physical and societal harms that come from loneliness are so bad that America’s top public health official has issued a rare advisory with a framework to …

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Phyto is guide for eating

WEBIn recent decades, Dr. William Dysinger has been best known here for promoting an approach to health that focuses first on eating in a healthy way. “I have …

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HHS: billions aid hospitals

WEB“The Department of Health and Human Services has begun distributing billions of dollars to rural health care providers to ease the financial pressures brought …

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State opens youth, child division of mental aid

WEBBeth Goodner has been appointed as the first Assistant Commissioner for Children and Youth Mental Health Services in the Tennessee Department of Mental …

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$50M is added to covid fund

WEBThe Centers for Disease Control has awarded the Tennessee Department of Health, the Metro Public Health Department of Nashville and Davidson County and the …

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Coronavirus impacts

WEBCovid testing The Hickman County Health Department no longer offers covid-19 testing or self-test kits. Check with private medical care and equipment …

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40% of families are food insecure

WEBThis year’s Vanderbilt Child Health Poll shows that more than 40 percent of Tennessee families report they are food insecure -- a similar proportion to last year. …

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Police chief begins cancer treatments

WEBPolice chief begins cancer treatments. Treatments are underway for Shanon Irwin, the Centerville police chief who has been diagnosed with pancreatic and liver …

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