Author: Al Cross
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Russell County school board makes all campuses tobacco-free, but delays implementation for one year
The Russell County Board of Education has voted to make all the county’s school campuses tobacco-free a year from now, “After some lengthy discussion by the board and visitors,” The...
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Beshear issues executive order funding insurance exchange with fees on insurers, originally used to fund high-risk pool
Gov. Steve Beshear has filed another executive order to continue the state health-insurance exchange he created under federal health reform, “again sidestepping state lawmakers who have blasted Beshear for moving...
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Owensboro plans to extend smoking ban to outdoors
Owensboro Mayor Ron Payne says he has the votes to pass a smoking ban for “all public spaces, including parks and outdoor dining areas and city-owned properties,” Steve Vied reports...
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July 9 webinar will examine how to build and maintain local health coalitions
Are you interested in establishing or improving a local health coalition? Register for the next webinar in the “Health for a Change” series funded by the Foundation for a Healthy...
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N.Y. Times, using lifespan, disability, obesity and 3 other factors, says 6 E. Ky. counties among 10 worst U.S. places to live
Six adjoining counties in the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field rank among the nation’s 10 hardest counties to live in, as defined by six factors compiled by The New York Times to...
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29 Kentucky water systems violated health-related standards for drinking water in 2013; here’s a detailed list
Twenty-nine Kentucky water systems committed health-related violations of federal drinking-water rules in 2013. Each public water system is required to give its customers an annual report on its adherence to...
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Russell Co. school board plans to make all campuses tobacco-free, renews free-lunch-for-all plan after breaking even
School districts in Kentucky often deal with health issues. The Russell County Board of Education dealt with two important ones, tobacco use and school lunch, in its meeting last week....
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State Supreme Court says county boards of health cannot enact smoking bans by regulation
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News County health boards in Kentucky do not have the power to ban smoking in public places, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled without dissent Thursday....
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky reports putting 24 percent more money into grants last year than in 2012
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky made grants totaling $2,355,838 in 2013, a 24 percent increase over the 2012 total of $1,903,660, according to the annual report it released yesterday....
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Some school districts reject federal offer of free lunch for all students, saying schools would lose money on the deal
Some school districts are rejecting a federal program that would provide free meals to all students in districts with a certain percentage of students in poverty, Jared Nelson reports for...