Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Feds send nursing homes quick-test kits, but with rules that deter their use; so do other factors, chief nursing-home lobbyist says
Betsy Johnson —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Testing is one of the few tools nursing homes have to keep the novel coronavirus out of their facilities, and the...
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State reports 536 more coronavirus cases, 3 deaths from covid-19
The state reported 536 more cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky on Sunday, a day when case reports are usually low because of limited weekend reporting by testing laboratories....
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Health chief goes another round with legislators, pushing back on data questions and answering queries on schools, other topics
Kentucky State Capitol Building —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health NewsFRANKFORT, Ky. – Republican legislators kept up their questioning of the state’s coronavirus data Thursday, and the state health commissioner...
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Saturday numbers: 721 virus cases, 13 deaths, 4.14% positive-test rate; health chief says to get a flu shot to block ‘twindemic’
Kentucky Health News chart from initial daily reports, which are revised slightly downward. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News After a Thursday with the most covid-19 deaths ever, and...
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Foundation’s annual policy forum agenda announced; due to pandemic, it will be a monthly webinar series on children’s health
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has announced the full agenda for its annual policy forum that will focus on policies and programs that reduce the chances of disease and unhealthy behaviors...
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State reports 948 new coronavirus cases, the third most in a day, and its positive-test rate jumps toward 5% danger zone
State Department for Public Health map, relabeled by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 948 new cases of the novel coronavirus Friday...
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8 nursing homes have had 1/3 of Ky. covid-19 deaths; one thing they had in common was having relatively few registered nurses
Stanford Care and Rehabilitation reported only 23 minutes of registered-nurse care per patient day in the last quarter of 2019. It’s had many deficiencies, and 18 of its residents have died...
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Local health departments are the pandemic’s main flak catchers, especially on social media, which at least one has stopped using
Grayson County (Wikipedia) —– Local health departments, often underfunded, have been critical during the pandemic in may ways, one as an information source for the public, journalists, and state and federal...
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Ky. has deadliest covid-19 day yet, with 22 fatalities; Beshear gives ‘State of the Pandemic’ address that touches many bases
The State Police honor guard hung a wreath in the rotunda of the state Capitol Thursday to honor the more than 1,000 covid-19 victims in Kentucky. (Photo from governor’s office) —–...
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Official Ky. covid-19 death count passes 1,000; Beshear says one of the best things to do as we wait for a vaccine is to get a flu shot
Kentucky School Boards Association chart; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear took the occasion of the state’s official count...