Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky announces four new members for its Community Advisory Committee
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky announced four new members of its Community Advisory Committee Monday, Nov. 14. The 31-member committee serves as a liaison between Kentucky communities and the...
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Journalists gather to hear why and how to cover health, get a myriad of story ideas, sources and approaches
SLADE, Ky. — Kentucky journalists interested in covering health got plenty of information and hopefully some inspiration Friday at “Covering Health: A News Workshop” at Natural Bridge State Resort Park....
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State drug-control policy office’s legislative package will include putting overdose incidents into prescription database
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News SLADE, Ky. — The executive director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy said Friday that his office is working on a legislative...
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Annual Great American Smokeout is Thursday, Nov. 17
If you’re one of the approximately 1 million Kentucky adults who smoke, and are in the majority who say they’d like to quit, the Great American Smokeout may be for...
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1 in 9 in Ky. have been diagnosed with diabetes, and you could have it and not know it; here are symptoms and risk factors
KentuckyHealthFacts.org map with latest available data, adaptedby Kentucky Health News; click on map to view a larger version One of nine people have diabetes in Kentucky, which has “all the social...
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In wake of Trump’s election, Bevin administration says it will keep negotiating with Obama officials about Medicaid waiver request
Donald Trump and President Obama met Thursday. (Photo: Michael Reynolds, European Pressphoto Agency) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The administration of Gov. Matt Bevin says it will continue negotiations...
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Randy Gooch named deputy health commissioner
Gooch, right, with Jessamine County Judge-Executive David West Randy Gooch, public health director in Jessamine County for the last four years, is the new deputy commissioner of the state Department...
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3 ET Monday is deadline to register for Covering Health: A News Workshop, to be held Friday, Nov. 11, at Natural Bridge; it’s FREE
Natural Bridge State Resort Park is near the Mountain Parkway. Kentucky faces many unique health challenges, but they don’t get enough news coverage, which hamstrings the state and its communities...
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One pediatrician says vaccines are the most important thing she does; another says providers’ recommendations are key
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One of the most important things a provider can do to get children vaccinated is to offer clear recommendations for their parents. Dr. Ari...