Author: Melissa Patrick
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Pediatricians say middle and high schools shouldn’t start class before 8:30 a.m., as a way to help sleep-deprived teenagers
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that middle and high schools not start of classes until 8:30 a.m. at the earliest. An estimated 40 percent of high schools in the U.S. start classes...
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Mental-health coverage now required, but access is limited; Medicaid share of all new Ky. enrollments is 85 percent
More people in Kentucky and the nation have access to mental-health care than ever, because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but that doesn’t mean the care is...
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Health-board smoking bans that Supreme Court struck down are still being obeyed: ‘Everybody loves it,’ advocate says
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three counties in Kentucky with unenforceable smoking bans continue to be smoke-free by the people’s choice. Clark, Madison and Woodford counties have smoking bans...
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Logan Co. schools work to keep kids and bus drivers hydrated during hot, humid days; here are tips for dealing with heat
With temperatures soaring into the high 90s and the heat index over 100, the new Logan County school superintendent made sure the students and bus drivers were well hydrated last...
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W. Ky. elementaries use Baptist Health grants to join national program to fight childhood obesity; results encouraging
Two more West Kentucky schools have joined Project Fit America, a fitness program that targets childhood obesity, to help its students become more fit, reports The Paducah Sun. East Calloway County and Calvert City elementary schools...
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KET will look Monday night at why lack of sleep is bad for your health, and offer advice on improving sleep quality
We live in a country where a third of adults report that they get less than six hours of sleep a night, which doesn’t seem like a big deal until...
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Owensboro commissioners drop pre-existing bars from draft of smoking-ban ordinance
The Owensboro City Commission compromised to gain the support of all five members to vote for a smoking ban, which will come up for a vote on Sept. 2, Steve...
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Hopkinsville paper gives detailed description of federally mandated changes in Christian County school lunches
Five years ago Christian County Public Schools served a dessert with every meal, white rolls, and vegetables with plenty of salt, Margarita Cambest reports for the Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville....
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Doctors of osteopathy are an increasing answer to the doctor shortage, as more osteopathic medical schools open
Doctors of osteopathy could be part of the solution to Kentucky’s well-documented primary care doctor shortage, Laurel Black reports for The Paducah Sun. “The American Association of Medical Colleges predicts that...
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Busy Woodford County girl is one of 20 youth ambassadors in national campaign against childhood obesity
Genna Ringler of Woodford County has been named to the youth advisory board of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a national anti-childhood obesity group, John McGary reports for The...