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Ky., high in childhood obesity, fights it with better school meals, increased activity requirements and maybe help from Big Bird
Some schools let kids with live head lice stay; policy change has some Kentucky parents scratching their heads
Obamacare's employer mandate poses challenges for schools
While Kentucky public-school employees get their health insurance through the state’s self-funded program and don't have to worry too mu...
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education,
health care,
health insurance,
health reform,
Obamacare,
schools
School nurses are an unfunded mandate for schools, which are picking up more of their cost as health department budgets shrink
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
Fewer teens report using tobacco and abusing prescription drugs, but some attribute latter trend to increase in heroin use
Donor who helped Monroe schools take over, expand wellness center pledges more for improvements, upkeep, scholarships
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after-school programs,
athletes,
education,
philanthropy,
school health,
schools,
swimming
LaRue County High School collaborates with university and nursing home to offer nurse-aide training course
Fifteen students at LaRue County High School have signed up for a new nurse's aide class offered in coordination with Campbellsville Un...
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medical education,
nurses,
nursing,
nursing homes,
school board,
school nurses,
schools
Covington schools show 'Fitness Rocks' by lowering body mass, lifting the bars of nutrition, wellness and academic achievement
Judge orders Medicaid managed-care firm to pay for school health services, including $8 million in claims; appeal possible
Medicaid managed care company Kentucky Spiri t must cover preventive care services provided by local health departments in schools, a judge ...
New website for after-school programs promotes 'Drink Right, Move More and Snack Smart' to fight childhood obesity
School nurses start getting scarcer, due to Medicaid problems
One S.C. county serves as incubator for state's efforts to battle weight problems, with some good results
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childhood obesity,
diabetes,
heart disease,
nutrition,
obesity,
schools,
stroke,
sugar
Report: 110,000 Ky. youth 16 to 24 aren't in school or employed; state's rate of 'disconnected youth' exceeds U.S. average
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children,
employers,
mental health,
schools,
youth
Task force recommends changes to protect safety and health of middle school students who play interscholastic sports
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children,
safety,
schools,
sports safety
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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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Many hunter-gatherer groups employed various methods of drying to preserve meats. Drying also increases significantly the protein content ... -
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...
