Category: EVENTS
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Immunization Summit to be held in Lexington Oct. 9
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Immunize Kentucky Coalition and the Kentucky Rural Health Association are hosting an Immunization Summit on Oct. 9 in Lexington. The keynote speaker will...
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Kentucky Association of Health Plans offers free rides at Ky. State Fair to people who get a flu shot at its site there
Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Association of Health Plans is hosting a flu shot pop-up clinic at the Kentucky State Fair and — while supplies last — will give away...
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Kentucky maternal health roundtable explores ways to improve Kentucky maternal health; two stories from Kentucky Lantern
The Kentucky Lantern offers two stories this week about maternal health in Kentucky, both by Sarah Ladd. One is about a roundtable held in Louisville that was moderated by Carole...
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Annual health-policy forum Oct. 8 in Frankfort will focus on how a civic engagement approach can change health outcomes in Ky.
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News What if the way to improving the health of Kentuckians is to create a culture where every person shares the same goal? That will...
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Community event at church addresses health needs in Frankfort
By Lindsay Travis University of Kentucky Coretta Scott King said, “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” On a warm Saturday...
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Today is World No Tobacco Day; youth group coordinated by UK pharmacy student aims for tobacco-free future for Kentucky
By Rosa Mejia-Cruz University of Kentucky On this World No Tobacco Day, the importance of educating and engaging youth in tobacco use prevention cannot be overstated. The theme of this...
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Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy honors communities, groups and individuals who help create smoke-free communities
The Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy at the University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Program honored communities, groups and individuals from across...
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Free webinar, Health for a Change: Tackling the Immunization Crisis, is scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, by health foundation
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s next “Health for a Change” webinar is titled “Tackling the Immunization Crisis.” It will be held Wednesday, May 8, from 11 a.m. to noon...
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As blood runs short in Ky. and the U.S., Red Cross seeks donors
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Responding to a potentially dangerous shortage of blood, Gov. Andy Beshear and his wife set an example Monday by donating blood in the state...
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There is evidence that social media hurt teens’ mental health, but the evidence is not definitive; what restrictions are reasonable?
By Katelyn Jetelina and Jacqueline Nesi Your Local Epidemiologist Strong bipartisan statements came out of a congressional hearing yesterday about the harms of social media use among children and teens. Parents of...