Category: EVENTS
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Health foundation names Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News reporter, one of several Healthy Kentucky Policy Champions
Melissa Patrick —– Melissa Patrick, the only staff reporter for Kentucky Health News, is one of several Kentuckians named a Healthy Kentucky Policy Champion this month by the Foundation for a...
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Dec. 14 webinar will focus on the mental health of young people; latest in health foundation’s annual policy forum series
The fourth of five free webinars about efforts to reduce disease and unhealthy behaviors that often begin in childhood will focus on ways to better understand youth and ways to...
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Dec. 15 is the deadline to sign up for federally subsidized health insurance; Kentucky enrollment is running behind last year’s
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The deadline to enroll in federally subsidized health insurance for 2021 is fast approaching, with the last day Tuesday, Dec. 15 to sign up...
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More partners join campaign, mainly on social media, to encourage flu vaccinations to prevent a ‘twindemic’ with covid-19
The campaign to amplify the importance of all Kentuckians receiving a flu shot, particularly amid the coronavirus pandemic, has some new partners. Aetna Better Health of Kentucky, Humana, WellCare of...
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Planning a Thanksgiving gathering? Here are more than a dozen questions to ask, and some expert advice about testing
Kentucky Department for Public Health graphic —– Because just about everything that involves a traditional Thanksgiving meal creates a perfect storm to spread the virus that causes covid-19, health experts...
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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...