Tag: awards
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Nominees sought for award honoring lifetime in rural health
The Kentucky Rural Health Association seeks nominations for an award honoring a lifetime contribution to rural health in Kentucky, named for Dr. Dan Martin of the Trover Foundation in Madisonville....
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Markey Cancer Center at UK gets National Cancer Institute designation, opening up new treatment options for patients
The University of Kentucky annouced Friday that its Markey Cancer Center has earned a prestigious National Cancer Institute designation. With this designation, the center becomes one of 68 in the...
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Ky. Rural Health Association seeks nominations by Aug. 20 for annual award honoring health service to rural Kentuckians
The Kentucky Rural Health Association is seeking nominations for this year’s recipient of the Dan Martin Award, an annual honor for an individual who has provided many years of service...
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Ky. Rural Health Association seeks entries in reporting contest
The Kentucky Rural Health Association invites nominations for its annual rural health reporting awards, which aim to encourage more and better coverage of Kentucky’s rural health-related issues by the state’s...
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Floyd County woman is Kentucky’s smoke-free advocate of year
For her work spreading the word about second-hand smoke and founding the coalition that ultimately helped Prestonsburg pass a smoke-free ordinance in 2009, Floyd County’s Jean V. Rosenberg was named...
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Ky. Citizen Doctor of the Year nominations being accepted
The Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians is accepting nominations for Kentucky’s Citizen Doctor of the Year award. Patients are encouraged to send in their recommendations by Feb. 1. The award...
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Kentucky Rural Health Assn. gives first newspaper writing awards; Kentucky Health News writer wins for previous work
Tara Kaprowy, the chief writer for Kentucky Health News, won one of the first awards given by the Kentucky Rural Health Association for newspaper writing. Kaprowy won the prise for...
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UK prof receives Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians award
Dr. Samuel Matheny has received the 2011 Distinguished Service Award from the Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians. “It is his peers recognizing him for some of his unselfish activities, particularly...
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Madisonville hospital earns national award for program that helps pregnant women maintain, improve oral health
For its work in improving oral health in prenatal patients, the Center for Women’s Health at Trover Health System in Madisonville has received a national award. The William J. Gies...