Keeping it Clean

Keeping it Clean

Mar 30, 2020 | Blog, Coronavirus

Avoid infection with cleaning, disinfection, and hygiene One of the best ways to avoid infection with COVID-19 is keeping a safe distance – at least six feet – from an infected person. That may be difficult in most correctional or detention facilities. While the...
Flattening the Curve

Flattening the Curve

Mar 30, 2020 | Blog, Coronavirus

CDC guidelines protect staff, medical personnel, visitors & patients One of the best ways to protect against the COVID-19 is to avoid contact with the virus. Do not touch it. Do not breathe it. Maintain six feet of distance between people. Use the prescribed...

Better Care, Better Outcomes, Better Lives

Mar 3, 2020 | Blog

The following article was written by Wellpath Health Services Administrator Cody Pittman, RN from the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex. The article was featured in KBD Connection. Click to view the issue here.  For the past five years, I have dedicated my nursing...

It’s flu season! Take care of yourself.

Jan 24, 2020 | Blog

Influenza Season is well into the 2019-20 season. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that so far this season there have been at least 13 million flu illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations and 6,600 deaths from flu. Early on, southern and southeastern states...
Tis the season to take care of yourself to avoid SAD.

Tis the season to take care of yourself to avoid SAD.

Dec 23, 2019 | Blog

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) This is the time of year that we are so busy being merry and full of holiday cheer, but did you know that many of us may also experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)? SAD is a type of depression that comes and goes with the...