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By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky children are some of the nation's fattest. In 2011, the last year for which data are co...

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Experts from the Mayo Clinic offer tips for both those trying to prevent and those suffering from a painful condition that affects at least ...

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By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Nearly one on three deaths in the U.S. each year is caused by heart disease and stroke. At least 200,...

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Men in Owsley County are the fattest in the United States, and women in Perry County have the lowest life expectancy, 72, according to an NB...

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Carol Greenwell, who runs the summer lunch program for Bardstown City Schools, hands Brennen Maddox a carton of fat-free milk after he picks...

Labels: child obesity, childhood obesity, children, children's health, exercise, healthy food, parenting, physical activity, school health, school lunch

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A new study highlights the influential role parents have in shaping their children's eating and exercise habits. Children of mothers who...

Labels: child obesity, childhood obesity, children, children's health, exercise, healthy food, obesity, parenting, physical activity, research

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The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is asking you to help update last year's Kentucky Health Coalitions Directory, a list of local gro...

Labels: chronic disease, community health centers, county health, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, health care, healthy food, physical activity, prevention, smoking ban, smoking ordinances

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Sparks are flying in Covington Independent Schools . The schools' Fitness Rocks program, which combines fitness and wellness activities ...

Labels: after-school programs, body mass index, child obesity, education, health education, healthy food, nutrition, physical activity, school health, schools, wellness

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Small changes in health behavior can have a huge impact on the public's overall health and well-being, and during National Public Health...

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Kentucky ranks next to last in the annual Gallup-Healthways Well-Being index, just ahead of West Virginia. The Bluegrass State ranked last ...

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