County-by-county health rankings were announced this week (February 17, 2010) allowing those of us in Montgomery County to compare ourselves to others across the state. Montgomery County ranked well: 10th of the 95 counties in terms of health outcomes – things like premature death, reported health and low birth weight of infants. Unfortunately, when looking… Read More…»
Montgomery County nonprofits score big The Leaf Chronicle, October 13, 2009 The Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Health Foundation awarded four grants totaling more than $315,000 to local nonprofit groups on Monday. The money will go to the Austin Peay State University Foundation for nursing student grants, to APSU nursing program for a pilot program, to Mission… Read More…»
Scary stories about the flu swirl around like the germs in sneezes and coughing. Reliable and up-to-date information on the H1N1 flu, commonly called the swine flu, can be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) dedicated website: 2009 H1N1 Flu http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/. The website includes how to care for a sick person, information on… Read More…»