July 31, 2009
Rural Health Innovation Collaborative and Vigo Country Health Department to Sponsor Vigo County Local Public Health Assessment
Local community leaders in health and human services will convene at the Landsbaum Center for Health Education in Terre Haute, Indiana on August 14, 2009 from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm to assess the performance of Vigo County's local public health system. The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and Dr. Judith Monroe, supports the assessment process through the Indiana Public Health System Quality Improvement Program.
"The Vigo County Local Public Health System Assessment is an important process that will help us identify health issues within our community. Reaching out to our citizens is the best way to inform, educate and link people with health services and to evaluate accessibility and effectiveness. We must all work together to promote healthy lifestyles which in turn will improve the overall health of our population," said Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett. [read more]
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Press Release
12/1/2008
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Neighborhood revitalization and economic development will be two of the positive results of a long-range plan involving Terre Haute government, education and business partners who are launching the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative as an aggressive response to current and anticipated health care worker shortages in Vigo County and surrounding rural communities. [read more]
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