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InformNNY: FDRHPO receives grant making healthcare more accessible
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization recently received grant funding from Exact Sciences, a leading...
Mar 4, 20243 min read
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Defense Visiual Information Distribution Service: DHN East director visits “North Country”
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lance Raney, director for Defense Health Network East, visited local commands and community health care leaders at...
Feb 28, 20242 min read
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WWNY TV: Local hospitals welcome students for MASH Camp
CARTHAGE, New York (WWNY) - While schools are on winter break, local hospitals have turned into high school classrooms. It’s a camp where...
Feb 22, 20241 min read
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NNY360.com: Students get hands-on experience through MASH Camp
ALEXANDRIA BAY — Students from across the tri-county area like Madelyn G. Morgan, a sophomore at Indian River High School, got a chance...
Feb 22, 20244 min read
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NNY360.com: Fort Drum EMS Day set for March 2
WATERTOWN — The North Country EMS Program Agency, along with Fort Drum’s Bridgewater-Vaccaro Medical Simulation Training Center, will be...
Feb 19, 20241 min read
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InformNNY: North Country Regional Medical Services Council seeks nominations for the NYS Bureau of EMS
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – The North Country Regional Emergency Medical Services Council (REMSCO) is seeking nominations for the annual...
Feb 12, 20242 min read
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NNY360: Nominations sought for emergency medical services awards
WATERTOWN — The North Country Regional Emergency Medical Services Council (REMSCO) is seeking nominations for the annual New York State...
Feb 12, 20242 min read
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Morning Checkup: 'Healthy Habit' Campaign
On Dec. 6, 2023 WWNY TV7 conducted an interview with Joanna Loomis, who is deputy director of North Country Initiative at the Fort Drum...
Feb 2, 20241 min read
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WWNY TV: Jefferson County Public Health receives donation
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization recently donated 50 pulse oximeters to help with...
Jan 25, 20241 min read
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2023 Community Health Hero Awards
Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization (FDRHPO) and North Country Health Compass Partners are pleased to introduce the...
Nov 20, 20235 min read
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Spectrum News 1: Upstate Medical University takes mobile mammography unit north
Melissa Berkman-Shaw knows she's getting older and she wants to start taking better care of herself — so she's doing something she never...
Nov 1, 20232 min read
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FDRHPO Releases Findings From 2023 Community Health Survey
The 8th Annual Community Health Survey of Adult Residents in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties has been completed for 2023. This...
Sep 26, 20233 min read
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WWNY TV7: Dozens walk for suicide prevention in Clayton
This story originally aired on WWNY TV7 evening news on September 24,2023. CLICK HERE for the full video.
Sep 23, 20231 min read
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WWNY TV7 - Morning Checkup: Bridges to Health & Healthcare
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - There’s training available to help health care professionals better understand the challenges people in...
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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2023 Community Health Hero Luncheon Registration Open
FDRHPO and the North Country Health Compass Partners are excited to share the “Save the Date” and a link to register for the 2023...
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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InformNNY.com: With no hospital on base, Fort Drum focuses on community partnerships
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWTI) — It’s no secret that each army base around the world is different. But Fort Drum has a one-of-a-kind health...
Jul 24, 20232 min read
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Community Health Hero Nominations Sought
Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization (FDRHPO) and North Country Health Compass Partners are asking residents of Jefferson,...
Jul 11, 20232 min read
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North Country Regional EMS Council Honors Nine with 2023 EMS Awards and Recognition
MAY 9, 2023, Watertown, NY —– At its 22nd Annual Spring Fling EMS Conference on April 27-29, the North Country REMSCO awarded Regional...
May 9, 20235 min read
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NCI Announces Outcomes of Three Promising Practices Fund Awardees
Projects Addressed Unmet Healthcare Needs in Tri-County Region Watertown, NY —– North Country Initiative (NCI), a partnership of clinical...
Mar 24, 20234 min read
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Tug Hill/Seaway Valley Behavioral Healthcare Collaborative Enhances Quality of Care, Improves Client Outcomes
In 2017, five regional community-based behavioral health entities formed the Tughill/Seaway Valley Behavioral Healthcare Collaborative...
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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