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Resources and Assets Volume II A Compilation of Resources and Assets Kentucky Department for Public Health Cabinet for Health and Family Services 275 East Main Street Frankfort, Kentucky 40621 This document provides numerous state assets and other resources that could play roles in implementing health improvement strategies. The document has three sections. The first section contains hospitals, local University of Kentucky Extension Offices, and local health departments, listed for each of Kentucky’s 120 counties. Each county’s Extension Office should have food and nutrition educators. The second section identifies state parks and national recreational areas. There are three categories of state parks – resort parks, recreational parks, and historic parks/sites . Each park is unique, but all should have some recreational facilities ranging from walking trails, to hiking, to swimming or water activities, to playgrounds. National recreational areas and campground also vary, but most have walking and hiking trails and many have swimming areas and playgrounds. The third section identifies most of the health related organizations located in Kentucky; most have hyperlinks. 2 SECTION 1 County Hospital UK Extension Office Health Department/ Health Center Adair County Westlake Regional Hospital Adair County Office Adair County Health Center Post Office Box 1268 (409 Fairground St.) 801 Westlake Drive Columbia, KY 42728-6268 P.O. Box 309 Columbia, KY 42728 (270) 384-4752 Columbia, KY 42728-0309 Phone: 270-384-2286 Phone: (270) 384-2317 Fax: (270) 384-9167 Allen County The Medical Center at Allen County Office Allen County Health Department Scottsville 455 Burnley Road (200 East Main Street) 107 North Court Street Scottsville, KY 42164-6354 P.O. Box 355 P.O. Box 129 (270) 622-2799 Scottsville, KY 42164 Scottsville, KY 42164 Phone: (270) 237-3146 Phone: 270-237-4423 Fax: (270) 237-5716 Fax: 270-237-4777 Anderson County Anderson County Office Anderson County Health Department 1026 County Park Road 1180 Glensboro Road Lawrenceburg, KY 40342-1235 Lawrenceburg, KY 40342 Phone: (502) 839-7271 Phone: 502-839-4551 Ballard County Ballard County Office Ballard County Health Center (110 Broadway) 198 Bluegrass Drive P.O. Box 237 LaCenter, KY 42056 La Center, KY 42056-0237 Phone: 270-665-5432 Phone: (270) 665-9118 Barren County T. J. Samson Community Barren County Office Barren County Health Center Hospital 1300 North Race Street 1463 West Main Street 318 West Washington Glasgow, KY 42141-3482 Glasgow, KY 42141 P.O. Box 1464 (270) 651-4443 Phone: (270) 651-3818 Glasgow, KY 42142-1464 Phone: 270-651-8321 Bath County Bath County Office Bath County 2914 E Hwy 60 68 Oberline Street Owingsville, KY 40360-8815 P.O. Box 537 Phone: (606) 674-6121 Owingsville, KY 40360 Phone: 606-674-2731 Bath County Gateway District Health (continued) Department 3 42 Treadway / P.O. Box 555 Owingsville, KY 40360 Phone: 606-674-6396 Bell County Middlesboro ARH Hospital Bell County Office Bell County Health Department Post Office Box 340 101 Courthouse Square 310 S. Cherry Street Middlesboro, KY 40965 Pineville, KY 40977-1635 Pineville, KY 40977 (606) 242-1100 Phone: (606) 337-2376 Phone: 606-337-7046 Pineville Community Hospital 850 Riverview Avenue Pineville, KY 40977 (606) 337-3051 Boone County Gateway Rehabilitation Boone County Office Boone County Health Center Hospital 5940 Merchants Street (6028 Camp Ernst Rd.) 7505 Burlington Pike Florence, KY 41042 P.O. Box 876 Florence, KY 41042 (859) 426-2400 Burlington, KY 41005-0876 Phone: 859-363-2060 Phone: (859) 586-6101 St. Elizabeth Florence 4900 Houston Road Florence, KY 41042 (859) 212-5200 Bourbon County Bourbon Community Hospital Bourbon County Office Bourbon County Health Department #9 Linville Drive 603 Millersburg Road 341 East Main Street Paris, KY 40361 Paris, KY 40361-8837 Paris, KY 40361 (859) 987-3600 Phone: (859) 987-1895 Phone: 859-987-1915 Boyd County King's Daughters Medical Boyd County Office Ashland-Boyd County Health Center Department Post Office Box 151 2420 Center Street 2924 Holt Street Ashland, KY 41101-0151 Catlettsburg, KY 41129-1279 P.O. Box 4069 (606) 408-4000 Phone: (606) 739-5184 Ashland, KY 41105-4069 Phone: 606-329-9444 Boyle County Ephraim McDowell Regional Boyle County Office Boyle County Health Department Medical Center 217 South Third Street 99 Corporate Drive P.O. Box 398 Danville, KY 40422-1894 Danville, KY 40422 Danville, KY 40423-0398 (859) 239-1000 Phone: (859) 236-4484 Phone: 859-236-2053 Bracken County Bracken County Office Bracken County Health Department 1120 Brooksville-Germantown 429 Frankfort Street Road P.O. Box 117 Brooksville, KY 41004-0066 Brooksville, KY 41004 Phone: (606) 735-2141 Phone: 606-735-2157 Breathitt County Kentucky River Medical Center Breathitt County Office Breathitt County Health Department 540 Jett Drive (1155 Main St.) 955 Hwy 30 West Jackson, KY 41339 P.O. Box 612 P.O. Box 730 4 (606) 666-6000 Jackson, KY 41339 Jackson, KY 41339 Phone: (606) 666-8812 Phone: 606-666-5274 Breckinridge County Breckinridge Memorial Breckinridge County Office Breckinridge County Health Hospital Department 1011 Old Highway 60 1377 Hwy 261 S. 220 South Hardin Street Hardinsburg, KY 40143-2597 Hardinsburg, KY 40143 P.O. Box 456 (270) 756-7000 Phone: (270) 756-2182 Hardinsburg, KY 40143 Phone: 270-756-5121 Bullitt County Bullitt County Office 384 Halls Lane Bullitt County Health Department Shepherdsville, KY 40165 181 Lees Valley Road Phone: (502) 543-2257 Shepherdsville, KY 40165 Phone: 502-543-2415 Butler County Butler County Office Butler County Health Center (112 E GL Smith Street) 104 N. Warren Street P.O. Box 370 P.O. Box 99 Morgantown, KY 42261-0370 Morgantown, KY 42261-0099 Phone: 270-526-3221 Caldwell County Caldwell Medical Center Caldwell County Office Caldwell County Health Center 100 Medical Center Drive 1025 U. S. Hwy. 62W 310 Hawthorne Street Princeton, KY 42445 Princeton, KY 42445 P.O. Box 327 (270) 365-0300 Phone: (270) 365-2787 Princeton, KY 42445 Phone: 270-365-6571 Calloway County Murray-Calloway County Calloway County Office Calloway County Health Hospital Department 803 Poplar Street 310 South Fourth Street Calloway County Murray, KY 42071-2432 Murray, KY 42071 602 Memory Lane (270) 762-1100 Phone: (270) 753-1452 Murray, KY 42071 Phone: 270-753-3381 Campbell County St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas Campbell County Office Campbell County Health Center 84 N. Grand Avenue 3500 Alexandria Pike 1098 Monmouth Street Fort Thomas, KY 41074 Highland Heights, KY 41076- Newport, KY 41071 1705 (859) 572-3099 Phone: (859) 572-2600 Phone: 859-431-1704 Carlisle County Carlisle County Office Carlisle County Health Center P.O. Box 518 62 John Roberts Drive Bardwell, KY 42023-0518 P.O. Box 96 Phone: (270) 628-5458 Bardwell, KY 42023 Phone: 270-628-5431 Carroll County Carroll County Memorial Carroll County Office Carroll County Hospital 309 11th Street 500 Floyd Dr. 401 11th Street Carrollton, KY 41008 Carrollton, KY 41008 Carrollton, KY 41008 (502) 732-4321 Phone: (502) 732-7030 Phone: 502-732-6641 Carter County Carter County Office Carter County Health Center 94 Fairground Dr 1710 East US 60 Grayson, KY 41143-9520 P.O. Box 919 Phone: (606) 474-6686 Grayson, KY 41143 Phone: 606-474-5100 5 Little Sandy District Health Department Courthouse 300 West Main Street P.O. Box 909 Grayson, KY 41143 Phone: 606-474-4115 Casey County Casey County Hospital Casey County Office Casey County 187 Wolford Avenue 1517 S. Wallace Wilkinson 199 Adams Street Blvd. Liberty, KY 42539 Liberty, KY 42539-9805 P.O. Box 778 (606) 787-6275 Phone: (606) 787-7384 Liberty, KY 42539 Phone: 606-787-6911 Christian County Cumberland Hall Hospital Christian County Office Christian County Health Department 270 Walton Way 2850 Pembroke Road 1700 Canton Street Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Hopkinsville, KY 42240 P.O. Box 647 (270) 886-1919 Phone: (270) 886-6328 Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Phone: 270-887-4160 Jennie Stuart Medical Center P.O. Box 2400 Hopkinsville, KY 42241-2400 (270) 887-0100 Western State Hospital Post Office Box 2199 Hopkinsville, KY 42241-2199 (270) 889-6024 Clark County Clark Regional Medical Center Clark County Office Clark County Health Department 175 Hospital Drive 1400 Fortune Drive 400 Professional Avenue Winchester, KY 40391-9591 Winchester, KY 40391-8292 Winchester, KY 40391 (859) 745-3500 Phone: (859) 744-4682 Phone: 859-744-4482 Clay County Manchester Memorial Hospital Clay County Office Clay County Health Center 210 Marie Langdon Drive (69 Jameson Road) 330 Shamrock Road Manchester, KY 40962 P.O. Box 421 Manchester, KY 40962 (606) 598-5104 Manchester, KY 40962-0421 Phone: 606-598-2425 Phone: (606) 598-2789 Cumberland Valley District Health Department 470 Manchester Square Shopping Center, Suite 212 P.O. Box 158 Manchester, KY 40962 Phone: 606-598-5564 Clinton County Clinton County Hospital Clinton County Office Clinton County Health Center 723 Burkesville Road 2601 N Highway 127 131 Foothills Avenue Albany, KY 42602 Albany, KY 42602 Albany, KY 42602 (606) 387-6421 Phone: (606) 387-5404 Phone: 606-387-5711 Crittenden County Crittenden Health Systems Crittenden County Extension Crittenden County Office Post Office Box 386 1534 US HWY 60 E 402 Walker Street 6 Marion, KY 42064 Marion, KY 42064 P.O. Box 392 (270) 965-5281 Phone: (270) 965-5236 Marion, KY 42064 Phone: 270-965-5215 Cumberland County Cumberland County Hospital Cumberland County Office Cumberland County Health Center Post Office Box 280 (90 Smith Grove Road) 226 Copper Lane Burkesville, KY 42717 P.O. Box 39 P.O. Box 412 (270) 864-2511 Burkesville, KY 42717-0039 Burkesville, KY 42717 Phone: (270) 433-7700 Phone: 270-864-2206 Daviess County Owensboro Medical Health Daviess County Office Daviess County System, Inc. Post Office Box 20007 4800A New Hartford Road 1600 Breckinridge Owensboro, KY 42304-0007 Owensboro, KY 42303 Owensboro, KY 42302 (270) 688-2000 Phone: (270) 685-8480 Phone: 270-686-7744 River Valley Behavioral Health Green River District Health Hospital Department Post Office Box 1637 1501 Breckinridge Street Owensboro, KY 42302 P.O.
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