West Virginia tops obesity and diabetes in nation
West Virginia shows the nation’s highest obesity rate at 27.6 percent and 10.2 percent reporting doctor-diagnosed diabetes, with 28.4 percent of adults having smoked in the past, according to the state Health Department survey based on 2002 interviews. The report notes high inactivity but improving trends since 1994 and outlines state efforts like WV Portions, WV Moves, and diabetes detection programs.
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West Virginia
District of Columbia
Guam
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Steven Artz
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
Artz
DHHR
State Public Employees Insurance Agency
Nidia Henderson
Peia Health Promotions
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Fayette
Greenbrier
Tom Sims
DHHPR
Encephalitis awareness rises amid wet conditions
In 2003 LaCrosse encephalitis cases were few but a wet year brings more standing water and higher mosquito exposure. Rickman urges parents to use child-safe repellent or long sleeves, watch for symptoms in children under 15, and seek immediate care if fever reaches 102 or higher or neurological signs appear. Jason Myers, now 16, recovered fully after eight years since a severe bout.
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Eddie Myers
Jason Myers
Jason
Sheree Myers
Myers
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Sheree
West Nile
Eddie
Jody Neal
Bottonline
Picketing Over Rotation Policy Upsets MCCOA Caregivers
Seniors and in home care providers protest in Mercer County over a new caregiver rotation policy. Union organizer Frank Hornick and MCCOA officials clash over qualifications and notice. Affected workers describe losses to jobs and routines amid demonstrations outside the County Commission on Aging.
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Hubbard
Frank Hornick
SEIU
Afl-Cio
Donna Lowe
MCCOA
Hornick
Bob Graham
Mercer
Mercer County Commission On Aging
Indicted in Mercer County grand jury session
The Mercer County grand jury indicted multiple defendants in a session this week. Among those named were Kayla LaSala and others facing arraignments June 22 in Mercer County Circuit Court. Several drug cases and violent crimes appeared, with defendants from Princeton Bluefield Montcalm Rock Matoaka Kegley and surrounding areas.
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Kayla LaSala
Meadows
LaSala
Mercer
Princeton
Bluefield
Montcalm
Rock
Matoaka
Kegley
Pocahontas
Falls Mills
Lerona
Lashmeet
Raysal
Maybeury
Hiawatha
Moundsville
Beckley
Dayton
Jody Neal
Jneal
FEMA guidance and local flood recovery notices in Mercer County
Federal aid registration lines remain available while local officials direct flood victims on water disinfection and debris removal. The Mercer County Health Department urges disinfection of wells and flooded goods, with cleanup kits and lime ordered for ground treatment. Fire departments should report flood debris quantities by fax to aid pickup planning as the county awaits haulers and official announcements.
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Mercer County Health Department
Health Department
Melody Rickman
OES
Nelson Short
Princeton
Mercer County Commission
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