Month: December 2022
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CDC’s Kentucky risk map looks about the same as last week, but Beshear says ‘Covid is definitely increasing’ and counsels caution
By Al CrossKentucky Health News The latest Centers for Disease Control map of Covid-19 risks in Kentucky is about the same as last week’s, but “Covid is definitely increasing,” Gov....
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Kentuckians’ sense of well-being, as measured by analysis of Gallup polls from 2008 to 2017, was second lowest in U.S.
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentuckians’ sense of well-being from 2008 to 2017 was the worst of any U.S. state except West Virginia, according to a research paper that uses...
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Robert Slaton dies of stroke at 81; he was a catalyst for many health projects, including Passport Health Plan and Kentucky Health News
Robert Slaton, a health-care consultant and former Kentucky public-health commissioner who was a catalyst for various health-improvement projects in the state, including Passport Health Plan and Kentucky Health News, died Dec. 27...
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New coronavirus cases in Kentucky jumped 40% last week; state’s increase over last two weeks ranks second among states
New York Times graphs, from state data, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click image to enlarge By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky recorded 40 percent more new coroinavirus cases...
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More than 1/3 of Kentuckians are enrolled in Medicaid. How many in your county? How many kids? What are their big health issues?
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Most Kentuckians probably don’t know much about Medicaid, but for more than one in three people in the state, it is a lifeline. In...
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Critical access hospitals, which turned 25 in 2022, are vital to providing health care in rural areas; Kentucky has 25
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Critical access hospitals celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2022. The designation was created to ensure the financial viability of the nation’s small, rural hospitals....
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Kentucky again 43rd in America’s Health Rankings, scoring lowest in behavior and health outcomes, high in having a care provider
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After not ranking states for two years due to the pandemic, America’s Health Rankings again placed Kentucky among the 10 unhealthiest states, ranking its healthiness 43rd,...
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Risk of Covid-19 increased last week in Ky.; booster vax rate low; exercise can thwart severe cases; dogs can detect the infection
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The federal Covid-19 risk map showed more Kentucky counties at medium and high risk of transmission than last week, and the number of counties...
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Kentucky to get $53 million from Walmart settlement to fight opioid epidemic; money to be split between state and local governments
Kentucky will get more than $53 million from Walmart as part of a $3.1 billion, 50-state settlement for the retailer’s role in the opioid epidemic. “The commonwealth is among the states...
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After Russell County school employees were educated about adverse childhood experiences, suspensions dropped by half
Suspensions of elementary-school students in Russell County have dropped by half since 2019, when teachers, staff, counselors, and bus drivers began getting intensive training on the effects of childhood trauma...