Kanawha County Health Report

During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of cancer screenings were missed. Shauna Shafer of the American Cancer Society joins us to talk about why and the importance of getting screened.

Stanley Mills, director of environmental services at Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, offers tips on dealing with mosquitoes and ticks.

Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, gives an update on COVID-19 response in Kanawha County.

Lori Kersey, public information officer for the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, talks with Katie Guinther, epidemiologist at KCHD, about the way that COVID-19 cases are investigated in our local schools. 

Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, talks with Lori Kersey, KCHD public information officer, about what it's been like going through breast cancer treatment during COVID-19.

Each year, an average of 39 kids in the United States die of something completely preventable: heat stroke from being left in a hot car. In over half of cases, the person unknowingly left the child in the car. Monica Mason, education director for the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority, joins Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, to talk about the dangers of hot cars to children.  

Deborah Snaman, nurse director of Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, joins Brenda Isaac, lead school nurse for Kanawha County Schools, to talk about what immunizations West Virginia school children need as when they go back to school. This year KCHD is doing school immunizations by appointment only. Call 304-348-8080 to make an appointment. 

Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper joins health officer Dr. Sherri Young to tell his story of surviving kidney disease and and the transplant from his daughter that saved his life. 

In the United States, one in 50 people has a gambling problem, but there’s help available. On our latest podcast, KCHD health officer Dr. Sherri Young talks with Sheila Moran and Maricel Bernardo of the Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia about the signs of a gambling addiction.If you think you or a loved one may have a gambling addiction, call the helpline at 1-800-GAMBLER or visit 1800gambler.net.

Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, talks about colorectal cancer with the American Cancer Society's Dr. Durado Brooks, Vice President of Cancer Control Interventions, and Mary Lough, Health Systems Manager. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Dr. Brooks explains that the prevention and treatment of colon cancer starts with screening. 

On this episode, Kanawha County resident Melinda Greathouse joins Lori Kersey, KCHD's public information officer, to talk about surviving a heart attack last year at age 36. 

Health officer Dr. Sherri Young joins Sarah Bolyard, West Virginia executive director of the American Heart Association, to talk about heart cardiovascular disease for American Heart Month in February. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, causing one in three deaths each year. But the signs of heart disease often don't look the same in women as they do in men.

Health officer Dr. Sherri Young talks with Dr. Lindsay Acree of the University of Charleston School of Pharmacy about naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses.

With one blood donation, you could save up to three lives. In this episode of Kanawha County Health Report, Dr. Young talks with Krista Farley of the American Red Cross West Virginia region about the basics of donating blood.

On this episode of Kanawha County Health Report, Dr. Sherri Young, KCHD's health officer and formerly West Virginia's first immunization officer, talks about the state's immunization requirements and how they help protect us from dangerous disease outbreaks.

Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, talks about vaping with Susan Prigozen, a 10th grade student at George Washington High School and a writer for Flipside, the Charleston Gazette-Mail's teen journalism program.

On the latest episode of Kanawha County Health Report, Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, talks with Dr. Shelda Martin and Dr. Christine Teague of the CAMC Ryan White Program about the basics of HIV.

Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, talks about fire safety and prevention with Bob Sharp, chief deputy state fire marshal, and Courtney Rosemond, public information specialist, with the West Virginia State Fire Marshal's Office.

Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, talks with C.W. Sigman, director and fire coordinator of Kanawha County's Homeland Security and Emergency Management, about how to prepare for disasters like fires, floods and mass shootings. They also talk about generator safety and the dangers of leaving kids and pets in hot cars.Produced by Lori Kersey at Kanawha-Charleston Health Department.