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Human Sex Trafficking Talk for Public
By: Boone CountyUPDATE: This event has been postponed, because our speaker could not make it due to heavy snow in her area. *************************************************** Boone County Health Center (BCHC) will host an opportunity to hear about human sex trafficking. This event is free and open to all people and will take place at More…
Koenig Family Memorializes Parents
By: Boone CountyThe children of Edward “E.J.” and Dorothy “Dott” Koenig have made a donation to Boone County Health Center (BCHC) in loving memory of their parents. E.J. grew up on a farm east of Petersburg until 1944. Then, at the age of 12, he moved to the family farm west of More…
Dinosaur Sized MRI to Be Removed from Health Center
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center’s (BCHC’s) old Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit is not as old as a dinosaur, but at 45 tons it certainly weighs as much as one. BCHC has begun the process of disassembling the old unit to make way for a new MRI unit that will more More…
Health Center Receives Aksarben Grant
By: Boone CountyBoone County Health Center (BCHC) recently received the Aksarben Friends Community Grant from the Aksarben Foundation. This grant will help fund BCHC’s 2018-2019 Priority Project “3D – A Clearer View” to upgrade from 2D to 3D mammography. BCHC is the only mammography site in Boone County and the surrounding area. More…
Older Adult Health Problem Becomes Problem for Youth
By: Boone CountyClostridium difficile (C. diff) was once a health problem faced by older adults and people in the hospital, but now it has become a concern for the young as well. C. diff is a bacterial infection that causes swelling of the large bowel. It can lead to watery diarrhea, fever, More…
No-Shave November Fuels Talks About Cancer
By: Boone CountyIn honor of “No-Shave November” some male staff at Boone County Health Center (BCHC) set down their razors and skipped haircuts for an entire month. No-Shave November started as an online non-profit with a goal of embracing hair, which many cancer patients lose, in order to get people talking about More…
Simplify for the Holidays
By: Boone CountyExperts are still learning about the impact stress can have on the body. The holidays can be wonderful, but they can also add extra duties and worry to our already busy schedules. Here are five ideas to help you simplify for the holidays: Plan down time. Your calendar will fill More…
Get Free Help Signing Up for Insurance
By: Boone CountyThe Health Insurance Marketplace is open right now, but it will be closing soon. To sign up for a new 2019 health plan or renew or change a health plan for 2019 visit: www.healthcare.gov. The last day to do this is December 15th, 2018. After this date, a “Special Enrollment Period” More…
Boone County Health Center Receives National Recognition
By: Boone CountyToday, on National Rural Health Day, Boone County Health Center (BCHC) announced it has been recognized by The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for excellence in all three categories: Quality, Patient Perspective and Outcomes, reflecting top quartile performance among More…
Husk the Habit: Break the Addiction & Be Smoke-Free!
By: Boone CountyDid you know the number of former smokers in the United States has been higher than the number of current smokers since 2002? Are you ready to join the group of former smokers? Quitting can be intimidating, but with free resources like the Nebraska Tobacco Quitline, it can be so More…