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As Medical Director of Infection"},{"id":"55045","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/2026publichealthheroaward\/","name":"2026publichealthheroaward","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-Public-Health-Hero-WebImage.jpg","alt":""},"title":"2026 Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero: Dr. Nicholas J. 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The award, now in its"},{"id":"54675","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/54675-iwijyi\/","name":"54675-iwijyi","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-cropped-lfchd-fb-logo.png","alt":""},"title":"Lexington-Fayette County Health Department Identifies Potential Measles Case Exposure 1-9-26","author":{"name":"Clark Bradshaw","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/author\/clark-bradshawlfchd-org\/"},"date":"Jan 9, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-09 17:22:48","modifiedDate":"2026-01-15 14:55:03","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-15 19:55:03","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":58},"status":"publish","content":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\"\"] Lexington, KY \u2013 January 9, 2026 Health officials have identified potential measles case exposure in Lexington-Fayette County. An unvaccinated, out-of-state traveler stayed at"},{"id":"54658","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/mini-grant-path\/","name":"mini-grant-path","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Asset-3.png","alt":""},"title":"PATH Mini Grant","author":{"name":"Clark Bradshaw","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/author\/clark-bradshawlfchd-org\/"},"date":"Jan 8, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-08 14:17:59","modifiedDate":"2026-01-08 13:55:14","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-08 18:55:14","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":57},"status":"publish","content":"LFCHD is excited to launch a new Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) mini-grant initiative: PATH (Partnerships Advancing Transformation and Health). PATH is designed to invest"},{"id":"54556","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/54686-zdfddy\/","name":"54686-zdfddy","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-cropped-lfchd-fb-logo.png","alt":""},"title":"Lexington-Fayette County Health Department Reports Pertussis Cases in Fayette County\u00a0- Updated 4-14-26","author":{"name":"Clark Bradshaw","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/author\/clark-bradshawlfchd-org\/"},"date":"Nov 11, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-11 14:23:50","modifiedDate":"2026-04-14 10:31:42","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-04-14 14:31:42","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":26},"status":"publish","content":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\"\"] Lexington, KY \u2013 Updated April 14, 2026 The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) has confirmed 38 cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping"},{"id":"54517","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/54517-kxwxxk\/","name":"54517-kxwxxk","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_20251024_150359CU.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Dr. Davis receives Hume Medallion Award","author":{"name":"Clark Bradshaw","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/author\/clark-bradshawlfchd-org\/"},"date":"Oct 27, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-10-27 17:35:27","modifiedDate":"2025-10-27 13:48:16","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-10-27 17:48:16","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":17},"status":"publish","content":"[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text css=\"\"] Congratulations to our own Dr. Steve Davis, Medical Director of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, who was inducted into the University of"},{"id":"54501","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/54501-jnirpy\/","name":"54501-jnirpy","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tv-2.png","alt":""},"title":"Trenna Vandergrift, Ky Public Health Nursing Conference APRN of the Year Award","author":{"name":"Clark Bradshaw","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/author\/clark-bradshawlfchd-org\/"},"date":"Oct 13, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-10-13 20:13:35","modifiedDate":"2025-10-13 16:28:02","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-10-13 20:28:02","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":40},"status":"publish","content":"The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is proud to announce that our own Trenna Vandergrift has been chosen as the 2025 APRN of the Year! The"},{"id":"54485","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/54485-wcsnor\/","name":"54485-wcsnor","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-cropped-lfchd-fb-logo.png","alt":""},"title":"West Nile Update Press Release 10-02-25","author":{"name":"Clark Bradshaw","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/author\/clark-bradshawlfchd-org\/"},"date":"Oct 2, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-10-02 17:51:57","modifiedDate":"2025-10-02 13:53:02","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-10-02 17:53:02","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":38},"status":"publish","content":"State issues Health Alert for mosquito-borne illnesses as Lexington-Fayette County Health Department reports 4th case of West Nile (10-02-25) On September 30, 2025, The Kentucky"},{"id":"54382","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/54382-morkol\/","name":"54382-morkol","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FluClinicCalandarMainImage.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Free Flu Shot Clinics on October 1","author":{"name":"Clark Bradshaw","link":"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/author\/clark-bradshawlfchd-org\/"},"date":"Sep 24, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-09-24 12:07:36","modifiedDate":"2025-09-29 13:41:08","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-09-29 17:41:08","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Latest News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lfchd.org\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":20},"status":"publish","content":"Lexington-Fayette County Health Department Announces Free Flu Shot Clinics on October 1Click here for registration. The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is hosting free flu shot"}]