Category: EVENTS
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Words matter when writing about addiction, and wrong words increase stigma that impedes recovery; speakers offer advice
Bishop Nash and Lyn O’Connell speaking in Ashland Nov. 15 at “Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery: A Workshop for Journalists” —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News ASHLAND, Ky. —...
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Celebrate National Rural Health Day with a week of events starting Monday
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy is planning a week of events to observe National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21. Nov. 18 From 9:30 a.m. ET to 12:30 p.m., the National Institutes of Health will hold a...
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First Ky. Senior Hunger Summit brings awareness to issue, seeks solutions; nearly 3,000 Ky. seniors on waiting list for home meals
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One in six Kentuckians older than 60 have faced the threat of hunger in the past year, prompting state officials to hold the first-ever...
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WVLK Radio will focus on the opioid epidemic from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, with ‘Enough: Opioid Awareness Day’
WVLK Radio in Lexington will host a day-long program to talk about the opioid epidemic on Nov. 13 titled, “Enough: Opioid Awareness Day.” “We just thought it was a singular issue...
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Register by Friday, Nov. 8, for Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery: A Workshop for Journalists, in Ashland Nov. 15
Friday, Nov. 8 is the deadline to register for Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery: A Workshop for Journalists, to be held in Ashland, Ky., on Nov. 15. Space is limited;...
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Weekly editor-publisher, one of several speakers at Nov. 15 workshop on Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery, tells why and how she covers it, and why you should too
Sharon Burton has been getting national attention for her series “The Cost of Addiction” in her weekly Adair County Community Voice in Columbia, Kentucky. On Nov. 15, in Ashland, Ky., she will discuss with...
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Weekly editor says he’s coming to Nov. 15 workshop on drug coverage because ‘We cannot continue to wear blinders’
Why should journalists attend a workshop on covering local drug problems? “We cannot continue to wear blinders and ignore this problem that is now affecting every member of our communities,”...
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Ky. Rural Health Association 21st annual conference will be Nov. 14-15 in Bowling Green; discounted registration fees until Nov. 1
The 21st annual Kentucky Rural Health Association conference will be held in Bowling Green Nov. 14-15 at Western Kentucky University‘s Knicely Center, 2355 Nashville Rd. Through Friday, Nov. 1, the registration fee is $125...
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91% of Kentucky’s school districts are now tobacco-free; foundation expects that the other 9% will soon follow
Districts in white are not tobacco-free. For a larger map, click on it. —– Only 15 of Kentucky’s 172 school districts, or 8.7 percent, have not passed a tobacco-free policy...
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October is Farm to School Month, prompting observations across the state, with emphasis on local food in many schools
School districts throughout Kentucky will hold special events throughout October to celebrate Farm to School Month. “Farm to School helps Kentucky students get access to fresh, nutritious local foods that...