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Kentucky Public Health Nurses Heads to Florida to Assist Irma Victims

Kentucky Department for Public Health

A team of 10 Kentucky public health nurses and two staff members are deploying to Florida to assist Hurricane Irma victims. 

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services said the group departs from the Franklin County Health Department Community Center in Frankfort Thursday morning.

The nurses are from Northern Kentucky, Louisville, Franklin County and the state public health department.

They will to go Tallahassee and expect to be assigned to a shelter.

Their deployment is expected to last two weeks.

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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