Day: April 22, 2019
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Smoke-free advocates say the policy can be more palatable if part of a wellness campaign; also say to include smokers at the table
Onjewel Smith of the Southern States Regional Project of the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation discussed smoke-free campaigns in rural communities at the 2019 Kentucky Tobacco Conference. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —–...
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Report offers five strategies to fight opioid epidemic in Appalachia; central part of region had high death rate from overdoses
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The third report in a series that offers “replicable best practices” for Appalachian communities to improve their health offers strategies to address the opioid...
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In last decade, cost of opioid-related treatment at UK rose 733% and number of opioid patients rose 481%, Herald-Leader reports
Traffic rushes past Chandler Hospital in this slow exposure. —– There are several ways to measure the depth of the opioid epidemic that has spread across Kentucky and much of...
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UK gets $87 million federal grant to reduce opioid-overdose deaths in 16 counties by 40 percent in the next four years
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Kentucky up to $87 million over the next four years, with the goal of reducing opioid-overdose deaths by 40 percent in 16 counties: Fayette,...
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Report offers Appalachian residents four strategies to decrease high obesity rate, aimed at deadly obesity-related diseases
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new report offers practical strategies to help Appalachian communities tackle their high rates of obesity, which is causing many in the region to...