Author: Melissa Patrick
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School fundraisers that involve food must meet the new federal nutrition guidelines; state hasn’t sought an exemption
Fundraising with foods that don’t meet schools’ new federal nutrition guidelines will not be allowed during the school day in Kentucky, Valarie Honeycutt Spears reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader. One...
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UK-EKU center gets $5 million to address occupational health and safety issues in Central Appalachia and Kentucky
A center based in the University of Kentucky College of Public Health has received a five-year, $5 million grant to advance occupational health and safety in Central Appalachia and Kentucky,...
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KET series to explore how chemistry, technology, fast food, “supersizing,” marketing, and lobbying have made us fat
KET will air a three-part series, “Men Who Made Us Fat,” in which Jacques Peretti blames American obesity on high-fructose corn syrup, fast food, “supersizing,” marketing, and lobbying. In the first episode...
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Free, day-long forum Sept. 16 in Louisville will explore doing health care differently; registration almost full
A free one-day conference will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Louisville to explore policy opportunities and challenges related to doing health care differently for a healthier Kentucky. The focus...
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As part of UK campus food deal, Aramark puts up $5 million for Food Connection, vows to purchase Kentucky products
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The University of Kentucky has entered a $5 million public-private partnership designed to promote the study and research of food at UK and to...
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Sicker patients, competition for beds and a growing number of patients create long wait times at UK emergency room
The University of Kentucky‘s emergency room has the longest wait time in Kentucky and this time is also way above the national average, Mary Meehan reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader....
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School nutrition beat keeps busy: Ketchup returns to Anderson County, more students eating at school in Allen County
School meal programs continue to make news, as schools, students and parents adjust to the latest round of federal guidelines to combat childhood obesity and make sure no child goes...
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Medicare ratings for nursing homes rely heavily on self-reported data; recent inspection data are available elsewhere
Next time you look at Medicare’s ratings for nursing homes, be aware that most of the information used to make the ranking is based on self-reported data and is not...
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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...