Bourbon County Health Department

Food Recall Alert

Several cottage cheese products sold at Walmart under the Great Value label are being recalled due to a possible health risk. The voluntary recall of select cottage cheese products was sold between Feb. 17 and Feb. 20 under the Great Value label in Walmart stores with the best if used by dates between April 1 and April 3. The specific products involved in this recall include:

• 24 oz Great Value Fat Free Small Curd cottage cheese with 0% milkfat,
• 24 oz Great Value Lowfat Small Curd cottage cheese with 2% milkfat,
• (16 oz, 24 oz, 3 lb Containers), Great Value Small Curd cottage cheese with a minimum of 4% milkfat.

Customers who bought the affected products shouldn’t eat them but instead should throw them away or return them to the store where they bought them for a full refund.

Overdose Spike Alert 

Alert Issued to Hardin, Jefferson, Daviess, and Christian County.

Since the end of January through February 20, four different alerts have been issued for suspected nonfatal drug overdose EMS encounters through the Overdose Detection Mapping Application System (ODMAP), which represents an unusually high number in the time period for the counties listed.  Drug overdose alerts are generated when a county shows an unusual increase in nonfatal drug overdose-related EMS encounters in a 24-hour period. Therefore, caution is encouraged for people who use drugs in or around these areas. To read the full alerts here: Overdose Alerts

Bourbon County Health Department Receives Safe Sleep Building Blocks Grant

Free Smoke Alarm Program- Supplies Limited

We are providing free smoke alarms as part of our initiative to enhance housing safety for the community. We have partnered with local fire departments to handle the installation of these alarms. Please note that this offer is exclusively available for residential properties in Bourbon County. To register for your free smoke detectors, click here.