Green River Regional Health Council

The vision of the Green River Region Health Council is the improved health and quality of life within our Green River Region by the promotion of healthy communities through education, motivation, and evaluation.  For more information on the mission and organization of the Green River Regional Health Council, click here to view its bylaws. 

The Green River Regional Health Council will meet on February 9, April 13, June 8, August 10, October 12, and December 14, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. in the Green River Area Development District's Board room located at 3860 U.S. Highway 60 West, Owensboro, KY.

The Regional Health Council is comprised of organizations and individuals from the seven counties in the Green River Region.  Blaine Pieper, CEO of Ohio County Hospital, serves as the Chairman of the Board.  Phillip Travis, of Wellington Parc, serves as Vice Chairman, and Jaime Rafferty, of the Kentucky Cancer Program, serves as the Secretary for the Regional Council.  There are numerous organizations that are regularly represented at the Regional Council meetings and constantly work together to improve the health of the Green River Region.  They are as follows: Green River District Health Department, Hospice of Western KY, Lighthouse Counseling Services Inc., KY Delta Project, OMHS Health Park, United Way of Ohio Valley, Wendell Foster Center, Daviess County Cooperative Extension Office, Hancock County Health Coalition, Complete Wellness and Rehabilitation, Hancock County Partners Coalition, Hancock County Extension Office, Ohio County Health Coalition, Ohio County Wellness Center,  Together We Care, Webster County Health Council, Webster County Schools, Union County Health Coalition, Methodist Hospital, UK - Western KY Dental Program, Henderson County Ambulance Service, LaPlaza Hispanic Community

These organizations and individuals have worked together to bring you "The Heart Truth" Luncheons, "Dress in Blue" Colorectal Health Luncheons, "We Can" programs, the "Longest Day of Play", "Second Sunday", International Active Aging Week events, Regional billboard campaigns, community forums, and other regional events. 

The Green River Regional Health Council helps to assess and define community health needs and develops action steps to address those needs.  A regional report card was implemented in 1996 through the work of broad based action groups to effect changes in health status in the region, specifically in Green River's rural counties: Hancock, McLean, Ohio, Webster, and Union. Within each of these rural counties health councils or coalitions have been formed to best address that county's needs.  For information on what is taking place in your community and around the region, please click below:

Hancock County Health Coalition                                                        Daviess County
Ohio County Health Coalition
Partnership for a Healthy McLean County
Webster County Health Council
Union County Health Coalition
Henderson County Health Alliance

If you would like to review minutes of the meetings held in 2009 and 2010, click on the date you would like to review.

April 14, 2009        June 9, 2009        August 11, 2009        October 13, 2009        December 8, 2009      

February 19, 2010        April 13, 2010            June 8, 2010




From the mid 1990's to date, the Regional Health Council has developed and disseminated a summary report card and comprehensive report card.  Using data from the Kentucky Institute of Medicine in 2008, the Regional Health Council produced the below listed summary and comprehensive analysis.   

Click here to view the 2008 Regional Health Council Report Card Summary

Click here to view the 2008 Regional Health Council Report Card (Comprehensive)

If you would like for a presentation to be made to your organization about this report card contact:
Stephanie Lamar, Green River Regional Health Council Network Director,
or
 Teresa Roberts, Green River Regional Health Council Network Assistant.