Month: October 2015
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12 Ky. schools recognized for efforts to improve student health
A dozen Kentucky schools that participate in the Healthy Schools Program have been recognized for creating a culture of health and wellness in their classrooms. Ja’nel Johnson reports for WKMS,...
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Luallen makes case for staying on health-reform course, at forum that focused on relationship between health and communities
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health is not just determined by access to health care, it is also determined by the communities we live in. This was the main...
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Infographics offer perspective, more data on impact of health-reform law in Kentucky
New infographics are available with information about the big reduction in the number of Kentuckians without health insurance from 2013 to 2014, when the federal health reform law took full...
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Kynect tries to get more eligible people to sign up for subsidized insurance, disputes report that 2/3 of eligible haven’t enrolled
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State officials recognize that there is a shortfall in the number of people who have signed up for subsidized health-insurance plans through Kynect, the...
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Health Journalism Workshop offers a host of health-care story ideas from officials, health-care providers, journalists
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky journalists were challenged by policy makers, health experts and health journalists to write about Kentucky’s health issues and were presented with many story...