Category: EVENTS
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Webinar focuses on importance of nutrition and physical activity to improve the health and learning of Kentucky’s children
Photo: Kentucky Coalition for Healthy Children —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The third of five webinars about reducing disease and unhealthy behaviors in Kentucky’s children focused on policies...
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Ky. Center for Smoke-free Policy recognizes communities, groups and individuals who work to create smoke-free communities
Lori Fulton Brookbank is Smoke-free Advocate of the Year. Image from the Smoke-free Tomorrow Facebook page —– The Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy honored communities, groups and individuals from across the state who...
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Free webinar, “Shifting the Lens: Covid-19 Policy Lessons for Reducing Kentucky’s Health Inequities,” Nov. 19; pre-register
Health officials will explore what’s behind the inequities that have made African Americans and other people of color disproportionately affected by the novel coronavirus at a webinar hosted by Kentucky Medical...
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Kentucky exit poll gives Beshear slightly better grades than Trump on handling the pandemic; sharply divided views otherwise
The exit poll of Tuesday’s election in Kentucky gave Gov. Andy Beshear a slightly better grade than President Donald Trump for handling the novel-coronavirus pandemic, and found sharply divided opinions...
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Nov. 9 webinar will focus on youth nutrition and physical activity; part of health foundation’s annual policy forum
The third of five free webinars about efforts to reduce disease and unhealthy behaviors that often begin in childhood will focus on policies and programs to improve nutrition and physical...
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‘Covering the Pandemic’ program is available for viewing
Reporters and news managers who are covering the pandemic discussed their work and the challenges they face Thursday night in an online program held by the Bluegrass Chapter of the Society...
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National Drug Take Back Day is set for Saturday, Oct. 24
State Office of Drug Control Policy map, last updated Aug. 27, 2020 —– National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 24. Special locations will be open in most...
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Online program for journalists about covering pandemic Oct. 22
The world’s biggest story in 75 years is also a local story for everyone: the coronavirus pandemic. It has posed special challenges for news organizations at a time when they...
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First webinar of annual health forum shows much work needed to improve the lives of Ky. children; effects of covid-19 still unknown
Kentucky has several very bad rankings when it comes to children’s well-being. This was among the slides Kentucky Youth Advocates Executive Director Terry Brooks showed during the forum. —– By...
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Ky. efforts at farmer suicide prevention are a national model, UK professor says; Farmer Suicide Prevention Day is Wed., Sept. 23
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky farmers, like those across the nation, work tirelessly to stay afloat amid plummeting farm incomes, market instabilities, extreme weather conditions, few safety nets...