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Ky., high in childhood obesity, fights it with better school meals, increased activity requirements and maybe help from Big Bird
Kentucky, in Diabetes Belt, needs to do more to keep percentage of residents with costly disease from rising, advocates say
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county health,
diabetes,
exercise,
nutrition,
obesity,
prevention,
weight loss
Free-for-all food program increases student participation, raises Ky. breakfast count by 25% with only 39% of districts participating
Kentucky schools participating in a program that provides free breakfast and lunch to all students in high-poverty schools have significantl...
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education,
federal spending,
nutrition,
school lunch,
schools
Schools and students are still getting used to lunches that are healthier but not as suited to their tastes
School lunches look and taste different than they did before new federal nutrition standards kicked in, and that has caused more food to end...
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education,
nutrition,
school lunch,
schools
Kentucky has nation's first statewide, comprehensive plan for diabetes prevention; 10 percent of us have the disease
Kentucky leads the way in the fight against diabetes and towards improving health for future generations of Kentuckians by becoming the firs...
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diabetes,
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Medicaid,
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obesity,
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Statewide forum on community efforts to promote children's health will be held in Northern Kentucky Monday, Sept. 16
"The goal is simple, the challenge difficult – how to ensure that the current generation of children in Kentucky grows up healthier t...
Community-based solutions to childhood obesity show signs of progress elsewhere; will Kentucky pick up on them?
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News For decades, researchers reported with alarm the increasing trend of overweight children in America, ...
Kids' excessive salty snacks are linked to obesity, high blood pressure; new limits on school vending items may help
As new research shows that America's child-obesity epidemic is linked to eating too many salty snacks, new federal regulations could en...
AMA calls obesity a disease; could spur coverage for treatment
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diabetes,
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exercise,
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Medicaid,
Medicare,
nutrition,
obesity,
physicians
Mayors and AMA say food stamps shouldn't pay for soft drinks
Louisville's Greg Fischer is among 18 mayors asking Congress to ban sugary drinks from purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assista...
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child obesity,
diabetes,
federal spending,
food stamps,
nutrition,
obesity,
soda,
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USDA
Covington schools show 'Fitness Rocks' by lowering body mass, lifting the bars of nutrition, wellness and academic achievement
Floyd County newspaper editor calls on readers to make lifestyle changes to address area's diabetes health crisis
Medicaid expansion would have 'a big health impact,' and critical-access hospitals need to change, rural-health expert says
To keep kids from getting fat, use smaller plates and portions, limit TV viewing and make sure they get 10 hours of sleep a night
Common beliefs about obesity and weight loss found to be myths
Think going to gym class drives weight loss, or that breastfeeding protects a child from obesity? Think again, because these are among seven...
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breastfeeding,
child obesity,
diet,
exercise,
food,
nutrition,
obesity,
research,
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Many Ky. parents don't realize children are overweight, or won't acknowledge it, but many report kids' poor health behavior
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child obesity,
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children,
children's health,
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soda,
soft drinks,
sugar
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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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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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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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Humana , one of the three insurance companies offering individual health policies on the state's insurance exchange, will allow Kentuck...
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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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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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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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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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Part 1 is here . This is the second a series of posts I plan on the issue of "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" regarding...
