Month: September 2015
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Political documentary about Ky. legislative effort to recognize the health benefits of plant-based diet debuts in Louisville Sept. 17
A political documentary, PlantPure Nation, that tells the story of Kentucky efforts to recognize the benefits of eating a plant-based diet, premieres in Kentucky Sept. 17 at the Baxter Avenue...
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New deli-style healthy food choices are a huge success at Barren County High School; meet federal nutrition guidelines too
BCHS Director of Nutrition Services CheyAnne Fant and Assistant Nutrition Services Manager Danielle Certain at the high school’s new Fresh Market 95210 (Daily Times photo by Jeff Nations) Students and staff...
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6th annual Kentucky Health Literacy Summit in Louisville Oct. 7
The 6th Annual Kentucky Health Literacy Summit, “Health Literacy in the Age of the Affordable Care Act,” will be held Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the Founder’s Union Building on the University...
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U.S. smoking rate drops from 16.8% to 15.2% in one year; Ky. ranks No. 2 in most recent state data; county data are available
“The national smoking rate among adults has reached an all-time low since anti-smoking efforts began decades ago, according to a report this week from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
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Ky. to get $940,000 more a year to fight prescription drug abuse and heroin; top drug-abuse fighter coming to Ky. for workshop
The federal government will give Kentucky another $940,000 a year for the next four years to fight prescription drug abuse and heroin. The money is part of a new program...
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As heroin problem spreads, focus is on treatment and community efforts to help addicts; Needle exchanges? Not so much
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Heroin is a growing concern for many Kentucky communities, with much of the discussion around prevention and rehabilitation for addicts over incarceration as the...
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UK hospital, troubled by deaths in pediatric heart program, says it will partner with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
The University of Kentucky hospital, which suspended its pediatric heart program three years ago after five of its patients died, has signed a letter of intent to form a partnership...
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Liquids in some e-cigs are linked to serious lung diseases
Electronic cigarettes, which come in multiple flavors such as cotton candy, vanilla custard and unicorn milk, may not be as safe an alternative to traditional cigarettes as some would like...
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Kentucky Voices For Health names new executive director
Emily Beauregard Emily Beauregard has been named executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health. “We had an excellent pool of candidates for the position and are thrilled to have found in...
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School health units expand in Southern Ky.; treatment and prevention should pay off in longer, healthier lives for students
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News School-based health centers are a new approach to providing student health care through a public-private partnership, whose model of care has the potential to...