Author: melissa_landon
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Living in a community with high income inequality is bad for your health, study says, and much of Ky. is high in inequality
A study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that not only factors such as smoking and crime rate but also income inequality influenced lifespan, Margot Sanger-Katz...
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County Health Rankings look familiar, but show that some counties overcame bad factors to have encouraging outcomes
The 2015 County Health Rankings for Kentucky, compiled by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, have been released. For the fourth...
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Casey County High School, which will be smoke-free next year, curbs smoking by locking the restrooms most used by smokers
For two weeks in February, Casey County High School students who wanted to smoke in one of the restrooms were unable to do so because they were locked, Editor Larry...
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Student loses 175 lbs. in 14 months after gastric-sleeve surgery
Elizabeth Whitt and Don McNay Elizabeth Whitt, an Eastern Kentucky University communications major from Richmond, Ky., decided to have gastric sleeve weight loss surgery when she was 19, and now,...
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Poll shows more issues with heroin, fewer with pain pills
The latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll backs up law-enforcement opinion that Kentucky’s metropolitan areas are experiencing increased problems with heroin use as misuse of prescription pain relievers such as OxyContin, Vicodin,...
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Churches add fitness facilities as part of ministry outreach, community service; Louisville’s Walnut Street church led the way
More churches are beginning to see health and fitness facilities as potential ministry niches, which can positively influence surrounding communities. Walnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville was a pioneer, building a...
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Regan Hunt, executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health, named national Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
Regan Hunt Regan Hunt, the executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health, has been named Consumer Health Advocate of the Year by Families USA, which calls itself “the national organization for...
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Scheduling lunch after recess, very unusual in elementaries, may lead to less food waste and better nutrition, study says
Scheduling school lunch later in the day could help children to eat more nutritious foods and reduce food waste, according to a study at seven schools in Utah. Researchers found...
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Research suggests eating only during a nine- to 12-hour time period can help maintain healthy weight
For a long time, scientists supposed that eating after midnight was unhealthy, but now a study has provided support for the notion. When scientists prevented mice from eating whenever they...
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Weekly paper in Carter County runs voluntary-response survey about statewide smoking ban, finds slim majority in favor
Wikipedia map: Carter County The Journal-Times, the weekly newspaper in Carter County, is running an online “poll” of reader opinions about the proposed statewide smoking ban and finding a slim...