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TMH Advises Smokers 55-77 To Receive A Lung Cancer Screening

The end of Lung Cancer Awareness Month is a good time to schedule a cancer screening. 

 

That’s according to Taylorville Memorial Hospital Director of Ancillary Services Lora Polley. 

This is part of TMH’s mission to meet the community's need. Director of Community Health Darin Buttz says that the hospital’s health needs assessment determined there is a high rate of smokers in Christian County. 

TMH recently received an award for its program to prevent youth from vaping at Taylorville Junior High School. The “Catch My Breath” program instilled courses for the entire junior high, and it installed vaping sensors in various areas throughout the school that alert administration if a student

Polley is excited to announce an adult program to stop smoking. 

Learn more at memorial.health. Polley and Buttz appeared as guests on the WTIM Morning Show.

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