Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Anthem funds program to fight childhood obesity in Louisville area
A $35,000 Anthem Foundation grant to the American Academy of Pediatrics will allow a program that fights childhood obesity in Louisville and northern Kentucky counties to continue, reports Darla Carter of...
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Democratic ads accuse Republicans of supporting pill mills by voting against bill that all agree needs work
A bipartisan group of Kentucky lawmakers are looking ahead to fixing the much complained about “unintended consequences” of last spring’s hastily passed bill aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse. Still,...
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Health care is strong second to economy among concerns of Ky. registered voters; candidates compared on handling of issues
Health care ranks high among the concerns of Kentucky voters, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll taken for the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. The poll, taken Sept. 20...
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Statewide trauma system established; called ‘most significant advancement in health of Kentuckians for the last 20 years’
Dr. Andrew Bernard, chair, State Trauma Advisory Committee Ten Kentucky hospitals have been recognized as part of the state’s first official statewide trauma system. The announcement came during the 2012...
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More child-welfare indicators added to Kids Count data site
Kentucky Youth Advocates has added four new child welfare indicators to the agency’s Kids Count Data Center. These four new indicators provide Kentuckians and those who report on them with...
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Rural states with declining immunization rates have increasing incidence of whooping cough
In the state that once had the highest immunization rate, Vermont’s medical community is not so proud of anymore. Fewer people are vaccinating their children in the nation’s most rural...
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Association of Health Care Journalists’ reporting fellowship application deadline is Nov. 9
The Association of Health Care Journalists is offering fellowships for reporting on health care performance to journalists who wish to pursue a significant year-long reporting project related to the U.S....
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CaldWELL County group campaigns for smoking ban
A committee dedicated to the wellness of Caldwell County, which makes the most of the county’s name, is pushing for a smoking ban. The CaldWELL Committee‘s internal acronym stands for Wellness Education...
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Infections, other safety issues plague hospitals, maybe more so when nursing is cut; here’s a good series on it
The Centers for Disease Control has reported that nearly 1 million patient-safety incidents, including infections that patients acquired in hospitals, occurred among Medicare patients over the years 2006, 2007, 2008....
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Medicaid managed-care firm files suit, alleging the state’s rush job resulted in unreliable financial information for bidders
Medicaid managed-care company Kentucky Spirit alleges in a lawsuit filed Monday that Gov. Steve Beshear so hurriedly privatized the service last year that he gave incorrect cost information to the...