Category: EVENTS
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Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission plans eight town-hall meetings around the state, starting in Pikeville Sept. 19
The state commission overseeing distribution of $478 million in opioid-settlement funds in Kentucky has scheduled a series of town-hall meetings to discuss drug addiction, treatment and recovery in the state....
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‘Youth Mental Health: A KET Forum’, about youth suicide and ways to help, will air live Sept. 13 and be repeated and online
One out of seven Kentucky high school students report having seriously considered taking their own life, and suicide is the second leading cause of death for teens and young adults...
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Broad symposium on rural-health issues to be held at UK Aug. 26
Health-care practitioners and people interested in rural health policy are invited to attend a wide-ranging symposium on rural health issues Friday, Aug. 26, at the University of Kentucky. UK’s Rural and...
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Annual policy forum will focus on role of education in health
Individual and public health are influenced by many things, including the educational characteristics of people and their communities. Education will be the focus of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s 2022...
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Abortion is on Ky.’s Nov. 8 ballot in a constitutional amendment, a Supreme Court race and some state legislative elections
Kentucky Health News In just over three months, Kentuckians will have a chance to vote on a constitutional amendment that if passed, would state that there is no constitutional right...
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New text-messaging program launches in Kentucky and four other states to help curb misuse of opioids for pain
The Partnership to End Addiction has announced plans to launch a personalized text messaging program to help curb opioid misuse this summer in Kentucky, Idaho, Tennessee and North and South Carolina. The...
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16 Covid-19 vaccine clinics set across Ky. in July and August
Covid-19 vaccine administration in Kentucky as of July 22; graphs from the Kentucky Covid-19 Vaccination Dashboard —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Eight Kentucky health departments are participating in...
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Next medical-cannabis town hall set Tuesday, July 19, in Frankfort
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee will hold its next town hall meeting on Tuesday, July 19, in Frankfort. The meeting will be...
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Ky. Voices for Health sets sessions across state to give updates on policies affecting the health and well-being of Kentuckians
Kentucky Voices for Health and its Thrive KY advocacy partners are hosting regional events to provide updates on state and federal policies that impact the health and well-being of Kentuckians. The two-hour...
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Commission that will allocate money from state’s settlement with opioid companies will hold its first meeting Tuesday
Katie Marks, Ph.D. —– The first meeting of the commission that will allocate half the money from the state’s settlement with opioid companies will be held at 1 p.m. ET...