Month: April 2011
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Two conferences this summer will focus on children’s health
The 2011 Coordinated School Health Institute conference is set for June 29 in Lexington. The conference will focus on the roles community partners and families play in creating healthy places...
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Yum! Brands asks state to allow elderly, disabled and homeless to use food stamps at restaurants
Louisville-based Yum! Brands, which owns the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains, wants the homeless, disabled and elderly to be able to pay for their meals with food stamps....
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April 21 Appalachian Health Summit will focus on obesity
Focusing on obesity, a topic that affects the majority of adult Kentuckians, the Appalachian Health Summit will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21 in Lexington. The meeting...
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Kentucky continues to lead nation in cancer death rate
Though cancer deaths rates are falling nationwide, Kentucky continues to rank worst in the country for its number of cancer deaths, The Courier-Journal‘s Laura Ungar has determined. (C-J graphic shows...
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Many school districts need more school nurses, report finds
Many if not most Kentucky public school districts have fewer school nurses than national guidelines call for, a Kentucky Youth Advocates report says. “A Picture of Health: School Health Services in...