By Nick Tabor, New Era Senior Staff Writer
Several
months ago, Mark Pyle, director of the Christian County Health Department,
promised a more proactive approach to this area’s health — one that unified the
hospital, local government and others toward a common goal.
Now
those organizations are getting their assignments.
Jennie
Stuart Medical Center needs to bring in more doctors, according to the 2012
Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan, which the health department
will make public next week.
Hopkinsville
City Council needs to improve public transportation, so people can get to their
doctors’ offices, and get serious about adding sidewalks and walking trails.