Monroe County Transforms Health Care Through OH-9 Plan
Union West Virginia AP report recounts how Monroe County rebuilt health services after losing a dentist. A regional health council formed OH-9, creating a 24 hour center with emergency care, a dentist, two doctors, a nurse practitioner, ambulance service, and nearby mental health and optometry facilities. Infant mortality dropped to fourth lowest in the state due to family planning and education.
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Campbell
County Board of Health
OH-9
Operation Health In
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Southern
West Virginia
Monroe County
Albert Gelderman
National Health Service Corps
Gelderman
West Virginia regional health council’s long view on care
Beckley officials discuss the Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council founded in 1967 as a regional health program. In 14 years it expanded medical services clean water and proper sewage treatment plus nutrition and prevention education across nine counties while adapting methods to regional need and costs. Some argue the council lags behind modern times amid evolving health care theories.
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West Virginia
Southern
Dyer
Remembering The Boom In Southwest Washington
In Longview and small towns on Saturday residents marked the first anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption with a Volcano Daze parade featuring papier mache volcanoes bands and clowns. Events in Toutle included ash pottery eruption survivor shirts and volcano burgers while a new radio emergency center opened in Tootle and a memorial service remembered about 60 believed killed.
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Longview
Wash
Washington
Mount St. Helens
Tootie
Silver Lake
Toutle
Radio
Tootle
Weather forecast for today into Thursday
Mostly cloudy conditions with showers starting in the south and spreading north. Showers likely tonight and Tuesday with highs in the 60s and nights in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Chance of rain Tuesday. Fair for Wednesday and Thursday. Cool spell with highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 40s.
Giles County News: Readable Fragments On Local Items
Short bulletin from Giles County news page noting school news society and sports items. Contains limited readable fragments across sections including obituaries people in the news and community notices.
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Bridge Bulletin Board
Abby Dixon
Lamb
Giles County News
School News Society
Health director warns WV care facilities may crumble
Dr. L. Clark Hansbarger, West Virginia health director, warns that neglect endangers 11 state health institutions including mental hospitals and care centers. He notes $200 million in assets at risk and plans an education drive to win legislative support and reverse cuts to community mental health funding. The Legislature recently created a Hospital Service Revenue Act to earmark funds for capital improvements in mental health, extended care, and mentally retarded programs.
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Charleston
W.va
L. Clark Hansbarger
West Virginia
Hansbarger
Pope John Paul II heals after Mass in hospital
Pope John Paul II rose from his hospital bed to celebrate Mass for the first time since the assassination attempt. Doctors said barring setbacks he will fully recover from bullet wounds, with transfer out of intensive care hoped for soon and a possible discharge in about a month. The pope forgave his shooter in a taped Mass as 15,000 cheered in St. Peter's Square.
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Emilio Tresalt
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Poland
Mehmet Ali Agca
Ann Odre
Buffalo
N.Y
Rose Hall
Santo Spirito Hospital
John Paul
United States
Pope John Paul II
Reagan Visits Notre Dame Amid Tight Security
President Reagan made a nostalgic Notre Dame stop with heavy security after his Washington area shooting, wearing a vest and greeting Pat O'Brien. He received an honorary degree among a 10,000 strong crowd and urged seniors toward less government and greater freedom while demonstrators outside opposed his policies.
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O’brien
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United States
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FBI
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