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January 11, 2002 WKU'S Mobile Health Unit  Bowling Green, Ky. - U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell will be in Brownsville Friday (Jan. 18) to help Western Kentucky University launch its rural mobile health service in Edmonson County. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Mobile Health and Wellness Unit will begin at 3 p.m. at the Edmonson County Courthouse Community Room, 110 E. Main Cross St. Tours of the unit will follow. The public is invited. Speakers will include Sen. McConnell, WKU President Gary Ransdell, Edmonson County Judge-Executive N.E. Reed, and Dr. David Dunn, director of WKU's School of Health and Human Services. Sen. McConnell was instrumental in securing the initial $670,000 federal grant for WKU's rural health initiative along with an additional $500,000 that was part of $8.6 million in federal appropriations for Western projects approved by Congress in December. The Mobile Health and Wellness Unit provides medical and dental screenings for rural residents, enhances the accessibility of preventive health services and health education programs in rural areas and provides training for Western students. The unit's initial service area is the 10-county Barren River Area Development District, which includes Edmonson County. More WKU news is available on the World Wide Web at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via E-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.
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