Day: September 17, 2018
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Arkansas drops thousands from Medicaid for non-compliance with work requirements; Ky. official says ‘Kentucky is not Arkansas’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Arkansas is the first state to implement work and community-engagement requirements for some of its “able-bodied” Medicaid beneficiaries, just like Kentucky is trying to...
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Kentucky public-health nurses in N.C. helping deal with Florence
Commissioner Jeffrey Howard, far right, posed with the team headed to North Carolina. Back row, L-R: Nancy Hamilton (Department for Public Health), Sherita Hall (Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness), Christopher Smith (Lexington-Fayette...
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State’s high-school obesity rate goes up; hope is in pre-school numbers, which have dropped; adult obesity rate is 8th in U.S.
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s high-school students have been getting fatter, but obesity among preschoolers in the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program has been dropping, according to the latest...
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Brief therapy sessions can greatly improve mental health of women caring for children with severe health issues, U of L finds
Lynne Hall, Dr.P.H., R.N. (University of Louisville photo) — Just a little therapy can greatly improve the mental health of women who are overwhelmed by caring for children with severe health...