Month: August 2012
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Kentucky ranks third among the states in child obesity, a problem that has a broad scope and deep roots (first in a series)
(Photo by Tara Kaprowy for Kentucky Health News) By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News At every Girl Scouts meeting, Christmas concert, soccer field and swimming pool in Kentucky lies a...
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What is being done to fight child obesity in Kentucky, which ranks third nationally in the problem? (second in a series)
Students in Kenton County Schools sample kale chipsas part of an effort to incorporate more fruit andvegetables into their diets. (School district photo) By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Now...
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Child obesity is a complex problem, intimidating to those who are fighting it (last in a series)
Dr. Christopher Bolling prepares to see a patient. By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Nearly every weekday, pediatrician Christopher Bolling starts his day by scooping up his lap top and...
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Census data show every county’s numbers of uninsured and those who would be covered by Medicaid expansion
For county-by-county data, see below. The U.S. Census Bureau released data this week showing 2010 estimates of health insurance coverage for all 50 states and each of the nation’s counties....
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Back at school and already got the sniffles or other ailment? Here’s a pediatrician’s advice to battle back-to-school bugs
With school back in session, it probably won’t be long before children are coming home with sniffles and sore throats. The average child gets six or more infections each year,...
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State task force will look at substance abuse, mental health care for military members, veterans and families
To help the increasing number of veterans and military service personnel who are needing treatment for substance abuse and mental health issues in Kentucky, a task force has been assembled...
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Female life expectancy in several Eastern Ky. counties declined
The life expectancy of the average U.S. female increased 1.7 years from 1999 to 2009 — 79.6 to 81.3 years. Good news on the whole, but Daily Yonder reporters Bill...
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County boards of health are being told to take a more active role in improving the health of their communities
Christian County’s health director told the county Board of Health last week that it “needs to spend less time on the health department’s budget and more time addressing big questions...
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Cafeteria workers wear fruit costumes to promote healthy eating
Wanna get kids to eat more fruit and vegetables at lunch time? Dress up in a banana suit. That’s what cafeteria workers do at an elementary school in Hallandale Beach,...
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UK medical center is fifth in the nation to be recognized for out-of-body respirator help for babies, children and adults
Because they use extracorporeal (out-of-body) membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, to support patients, the University of Kentucky‘s Albert B. Chandler Hospital and Kentucky Children’s Hospital have been awarded a triple designation from the...