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School nurses are an unfunded mandate for schools, which are picking up more of their cost as health department budgets shrink
Kentucky ranks high in prescription drug abuse, but also is a national leader in efforts to fight it, state-by-state analysis says
Leaders in Medicaid, public health and advocacy entering UK College of Public Health Hall of Fame
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Kentuckians can act to protect against heart disease and stroke; half of preventable deaths occur in adults age 65 or younger
UK researcher calls for change in state law to allow syringe exchange program to curb hepatitis C epidemic in Eastern Ky.
Despite the benefits associated with syringe- or needle-exchange programs in preventing the spread of hepatitis C, Kentucky law still prohib...
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Appalachia,
drug abuse,
drug use,
health policy,
public health,
state law
Teen use of e-cigarettes doubles in past year but may equal nicotine patches in helping smokers to quit or cut back
Dr. Hernandez, dead at 84, remembered as public-health leader, especially for women
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women's health
Ky. Rural Health Association seeks nominations by Aug. 20 for annual award honoring health service to rural Kentuckians
The Kentucky Rural Health Association is seeking nominations for this year's recipient of the Dan Martin Award, an annual honor for an...
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awards,
health education,
patients,
public health,
rural health,
rural medicine
State health department asks Kentuckians to help improve the state's health by commenting on improvement plan by Aug. 1
Yes, Kentucky ranks first in smoking and cancer deaths, 10th in obesity and poorly in other health measurements, but Kentuckians can help i...
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Free HIV testing available from health departments and community-based health groups in June; key to AIDS prevention
In honor of National HIV Testing Day on June 27, community-based organizations and local health departments are hosting free HIV testing thr...
Deadly, drug-resistant bacteria are becoming more common in Kentucky hospitals; key lawmaker wants to require public reporting
Health departments raise, or try to raise, tax rates to offset state cuts, higher benefit costs and Medicaid payment problems
Some county health departments are trying, and others may try, to increase property-tax rates to make up for Medicaid shortfalls, program cu...
New website for after-school programs promotes 'Drink Right, Move More and Snack Smart' to fight childhood obesity
U of L dean says $50 billion in annual health costs could be saved if Americans just walked more
Small changes in health behavior can have a huge impact on the public's overall health and well-being, and during National Public Health...
It's Autism Awareness Month; do you know the warning signs?
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autism,
children,
children's health,
public health
Kentuckians tell pollsters they are concerned about air quality, but don't seem to put their concern into action
Public Health Week theme: It's a good investment, saving lives and money
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health departments,
public health
State Health Department gets diabetes prevention funding; will focus on prediabetes detection and lifestyle changes
The state Department for Public Health has been awarded a $134,380 federal grant to help reduce high rates of prediabetes and Type 2 diabe...
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diabetes,
federal grants,
grants,
health departments,
obesity,
prevention,
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Health departments in N. Ky. and Franklin County are among the first 11 in the nation to be accredited, a milestone in public health
Three Kentucky departments are among the first 11 in the nation to receive accreditation from the national Public Health Accreditation Board...
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky gives UK $1 million for endowed co-chairs in rural health policy
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By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Part of the sales pitch for the federal health-care reform law was that people could keep their do...
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Obamacare is impacting the small group insurance market in many of the same ways as the individual health insurance market. While employers ...
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I've read a number of reports in recent days gushing over the progress Covered California is making leading the nation in signing up peo...
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Many hunter-gatherer groups employed various methods of drying to preserve meats. Drying also increases significantly the protein content ... -
I think you can guess who said that. Actually, here is what the President said at the American Medical Association Meeting in July, 2009––an...
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The title of this post is the exact title of a recent editorial in the American Journal of Cardiology ( 1 ). Investigators calculated the ...
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Responding to a letter from Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform , which cited a low ranking for the state's nursing homes, Gov. Steve B...
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Humana , one of the three insurance companies offering individual health policies on the state's insurance exchange, will allow Kentuck...
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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...
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Gov. Steve Beshear continues to be a major national cheerleader for the federal health-reform law, citing Kentucky examples in an op-ed piec...
