Author: tara_kaprowy
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Opinions on health and safety issues differ among regions in Ky.
New data show Kentuckians’ views on several major health-related issues vary depending on where they live. Those in Eastern Kentucky, the area with the highest poverty rate, are more likely...
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States all over the map in setting up health insurance exchanges; Kentucky officials say they await more federal guidance
A breakdown of where states stand in implementing pieces of the federal health-care reform law shows Kentucky lagging behind. But Kentucky officials say they’re awaiting more direction from the federal government before...
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UK Hospital gets below average marks on patient satisfaction, infections; data on your local hospital are available online
Despite $900 million being invested in expanding the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, its patients at do not seem all that happy with the care they receive there. In an...
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Seven UK docs-to-be off to Morehead to train in rural medicine
Learning how to practice in rural areas is the goal of seven University of Kentucky medical students, who are off to Rural Physician Leadership Program in Morehead. (From left: Shea...
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Combating childhood obesity reinvigorates Barren County Chamber of Commerce health committee
Combating childhood obesity has become the focus of the health-care committee of the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce, a panel that had otherwise lost its drive. The committee has started using the...
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September is national Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September has been proclaimed national Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, with President Obama asking Americans to “take action by learning about and engaging in activities that promote healthy eating and greater...
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At Nov. 11 conference in Lexington, Health Watch USA will focus on health-care transparency, patient advocacy
Health-care transparency and patient advocacy will be the focus at the 2011 Health Watch USA 2011 conference Nov. 11 in Lexington. Topics will include hospital-acquired infections and the importance of...
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Teens who drink sugary beverages add 300 calories a day to their diet, national survey finds
American teens who drink pop, energy drinks like Red Bull and other sugar-based beverages like Gatorade are consuming an average of 327 calories a day, the equivalent of two and...
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Area Health Education Centers work behind scenes to make a difference, help bring health providers to rural areas
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News When student Holly de la Peña learned she’d been assigned to a physician’s assistant rotation in rural southeastern Kentucky, she was a little nervous....
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky receives $1 million grant in addition to $2 million already being used for matching grants
A federal agency has given the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky $1 million, on top of an earlier $2 million, to make matching grants aimed at addressing the state’s health...