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Study shows talking with college students about binge drinking makes them think about it
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3:35 PM
College students who hear warnings about binge drinking from family or friends are more likely to be concerned about their own alcohol use, ...
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Kids Count report shows where children in your county and school district rank, in a huge number of measures
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9:01 PM
Conditions have improved slightly for Kentucky children, especially in education and health, and the state's overall well-being ranking ...
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Sick of all the bad facts about Kentucky's health? Here's encouraging news about oral health and drug treatment
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5:39 PM
Despite the plethora of bad news about Kentucky's poor health status, there are many positive initiatives for Kentucky's oral health...
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At least one in eight teens, and perhaps one in five, have a mental-health issue; ADHD tops, substance abuse also high
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11:55 AM
The most comprehensive report yet on mental disorders in children shows attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonl...
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Bankruptcy filing by mental-health agency is a loser for Kentucky, where such services can be scarce and little used
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2:15 PM
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The decision of Seven Counties Services Inc . to file bankruptcy to avoid paying into the Kentucky E...
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Parents should talk to children about alcohol; study shows teens do listen
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3:15 PM
Two recent studies highlight how important it is for parent to talk with their teens about the risks of alcohol use, which leads to more tha...
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Beshear to study nursing-home staffing minimums, suggests homes' high liability costs are related to poorly ranked care
Responding to a letter from Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform , which cited a low ranking for the state's nursing homes, Gov. Steve B...
Humana allows policyholders to keep old plans without paying more; Anthem is still deciding
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Almost 1/4 of Ky. inmates have mental-health issue; lockups are becoming the 'new asylums,' Wall Street Journal says
Almost a fourth of the inmates in Kentucky's prisons and jails have a mental-health issue, and it's part of a growing national probl...
Beshear and two other Democratic governors say Obamacare is working in their states, and cite examples
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