Author: Melissa Patrick
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Feds reject Ohio’s Medicaid proposal, which was a lot like Ky.’s; federal comment period for Kentucky plan runs through Oct. 8
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rejected Ohio’s new Medicaid plan Friday, saying it could lead to the state’s low-income people losing health...
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Open comment period begins today for Gov. Matt Bevin’s Medicaid request to feds for Medicaid waiver; ends Oct. 8
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentuckians have 30 days to let the federal government know what it thinks about Gov. Matt Bevin’s new Medicaid plan, starting today and ending...
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Kentucky’s first Health Hack-A-Thon, via SOAR, will brainstorm to find solutions to Eastern Kentucky’s health challenges
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Registration is now open for the Appalachian Health Hack-A-Thon, an action-oriented event designed to create new solutions to the health challenges in Eastern Kentucky....
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Teacher learns food literacy is more than teaching about healthy food; it’s also about geographic and socioeconomic challenges
Cooking Club, part of Fern Creek’s Food Literacy class (Photo by Joe Franzen) A “food literacy” class that began as a way to teach high-school students to eat healthier has turned...
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Kentucky is one of only 2 states where adult obesity rose last year; now we’re fifth in the nation; state diabetes rate highest ever
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News We’re fat, and getting fatter. And that’s making us sicker. More than one-third of Kentucky adults are obese, placing the state fifth in the...
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New health chief says drug crisis takes up most of his time; wants to guide kids to make better choices about tobacco, drugs, alcohol
Dr. Hiram Polk By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One of new Public Health Commissioner Hiram Polk’s top priorities is to create an early-childhood education program to help Kentucky’s children...
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10 Ky. health departments nationally accredited, 30 in pipeline
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Ten Kentucky health departments are now nationally accredited, with about 30 more in the pipeline, placing Kentucky third in the country for the number...
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Report shows race and ethnicity matter when it comes to health
When it comes to health, your race and ethnicity matter, says a recent Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky report. A study of federal and state polling data found that multiracial...
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Giving employees money to spend on local produce could improve their health, lower insurance costs, pilot program shows
Photo: Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader A pilot program that gave Lexington-area employees money to spend on fresh, local produce boosted their health and local agriculture, Janet Patton reports for the...
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New guidelines recommend no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar a day and one sugared drink a week for children and teens
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Children and teens should consume no more than six teaspoons of added sugars a day and drink no more than one 8-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage...