“The Kentucky Angels,” a group of public health nurses from Kentucky, returned to the state Friday after helping victims of Hurricane Irma in Florida, Tom Latek reports for Kentucky Today, published by the Kentucky Baptist Convention.
"The team, which consisted of 10 nurses and two administrative staff members, spent more than a week helping displaced residents in the Orlando and Naples areas," Latek reports. "The Florida Department for Public Health and the residents they assisted gave them the nickname of 'Kentucky Angels'."
The nurses work for health departments in Louisville, Franklin County and Northern Kentucky. They "were the first team from Kentucky to respond to a request for help from another state in the wake of a natural disaster," Latek reports. "They were originally expected to be deployed for 15 days, but their deployment ended up lasting eight days.
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services produced a news release and a video story about the Angels, which can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZs3HJ4AXrY.
"The team, which consisted of 10 nurses and two administrative staff members, spent more than a week helping displaced residents in the Orlando and Naples areas," Latek reports. "The Florida Department for Public Health and the residents they assisted gave them the nickname of 'Kentucky Angels'."
The nurses work for health departments in Louisville, Franklin County and Northern Kentucky. They "were the first team from Kentucky to respond to a request for help from another state in the wake of a natural disaster," Latek reports. "They were originally expected to be deployed for 15 days, but their deployment ended up lasting eight days.
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services produced a news release and a video story about the Angels, which can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZs3HJ4AXrY.
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