{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Whitley County Health Department receives award for community work &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tClTZUh3Qt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/whitley-county-health-department-receives-award-for-community-work\/\">Whitley County Health Department receives award for community work<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/whitley-county-health-department-receives-award-for-community-work\/embed\/#?secret=tClTZUh3Qt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Whitley County Health Department receives award for community work&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"tClTZUh3Qt\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WCHD-Award.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":360,"description":"The Whitley County Health Department (WCHD) was recently awarded for their outreach and work within the community. Several members of the health department\u2019s staff attended the Kentucky Public Health Association\u2019s (KPHA) annual conference last month in Bowling Green, which acts as an educational and networking opportunity for public health professionals.\u00a0 While at the conference, WCHD staff gave a presentation called \u201cDead People Don\u2019t Recover\u201d regarding the health department\u2019s efforts to help curb overdoses. As part of those efforts, the health department has been among the few public health agencies championing newer harm reduction techniques by providing the community with easy access to drug deactivation kits, as well as Naloxone\u2014or Narcan\u2014through leave behind kits and Naloxboxes.\u00a0 During the conference a number of awards were also given out highlighting the work of individual entities. The WCHD was among those who were honored, receiving the Comissioner\u2019s Award for Outstanding Community Engagement and Partnerships. That award was given based on two community engagement events the health department recently held: the child abuse awareness event held last month and the bullying forum held in March."}