Category: EVENTS
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Kentucky Youth Advocates’ Opioid Data Dashboard has new county-level data; offers June 4 webinar on how to leverage data
Kentucky Health News Kentucky Youth Advocates‘ new Opioid Data Dashboard now has county-level data, and KYA is offering a webinar to help local leaders learn how to put this data...
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Kentucky was well represented at the four-day Rx and Illicit Drug Summit in Nashville
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Following a panel featuring several Kentucky congressmen, Attorney General Russell Coleman delivered a keynote address at the 14th annual Rx and Illicit Drug Summit...
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Free registration for webinar about red meat allergy; Kentucky ranks among top states for condition
By Jordan Strickler University of Kentucky In response to rising concerns and increasing numbers of individuals impacted by Alpha-Gal Syndrome, also known as red meat allergy, the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College...
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 26
Kentucky Health News In partnership with local law enforcement, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day acts as a reminder to get rid of any unused or expired medications. The U.S....
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East Kentucky Diabetes Symposium held in Hazard addressed disease that impacts 1 in 5 people in region
Shaping Our Appalachian Region held its second East Kentucky Diabetes Symposium Friday, April 11, in Hazard to educate people about a disease that impacts 20% of the people who live...
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Registration is open for the 10th Annual Appalachian Research Day: Come Sit on the Porch
Registration is open for the 10th Annual Appalachian Research Day: Come Sit on the Porch. The event is an opportunity to learn about health research conducted with communities in Appalachia. It will...
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‘Never alone’: Kentucky marks five years since its first reported case of Covid-19
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Prisha Hedau was in fourth grade when Kentucky got its first case of Covid-19. She recalls laughing with her friends at school one moment and...
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Artificial intelligence was hot topic at Kentucky Chamber’s inaugural Healthcare Innovation Summit
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Artificial intelligence was one of the hot topics at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce‘s inaugural Healthcare Innovation Summit, held Feb. 21 in Louisville. The...
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Free Health for a Change webinar examines how AMA tracks social determinants of health, scheduled March 12
Update, March 3, 2025: This story has been updated to reflect a change of speaker at the webinar. The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s next “Health for a Change” webinar...
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Webinar aims to change the narrative around the SNAP program
The next Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky “Health for a Change” webinar is titled “Facts Over Fiction-Changing the Narrative Around SNAP Benefits.” It will be held Friday, Feb. 28 from...