Tag: children
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State’s hospitals see impressive growth spurt from nearly $1 billion in capital investment
Kentucky’s major hospital systems are going big, making high-profile, technology-forward capital investments across the commonwealth. Josh Shepherd of The Lane Report writes that every sector of the state is part...
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Kentucky ranks third among the states in child obesity, a problem that has a broad scope and deep roots (first in a series)
(Photo by Tara Kaprowy for Kentucky Health News) By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News At every Girl Scouts meeting, Christmas concert, soccer field and swimming pool in Kentucky lies a...
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Child obesity is a complex problem, intimidating to those who are fighting it (last in a series)
Dr. Christopher Bolling prepares to see a patient. By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Nearly every weekday, pediatrician Christopher Bolling starts his day by scooping up his lap top and...
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Comprehensive series looks at new angle of prescription pain pill epidemic: addicted newborns
The Courier-Journal‘s health reporter, Laura Ungar, is again delving into the prescription pain-pill epidemic in Kentucky, this time focusing on babies who are born addicted. For any reporter interested in...
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Students with tooth problems don’t do as well in school
More evidence shows students who have dental problems struggle more in school. A new study of almost 1,500 disadvantaged students in Los Angeles public schools found those who had had...
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As schools resume and prepare to follow new lunch rules, federal fruit and vegetable snack program is up for debate
Bloomberg photo by Ian Waldie With students and teachers returning, school food-service directors are working to implement the new federal school lunch regulations that take effect this year. This would...
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National Breastfeeding Week, Aug. 1-7, focuses attention on need for supportive families, friends and employers
World Breastfeeding Week is Aug. 1-7, so the state Department for Public Health is pointing out the importance of providing support for breastfeeding families. “We encourage mothers to breastfeed to...
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Children’s health and education improves in Kentucky, but one in four kids lives in poverty, report shows
New data show one in four Kentucky children live in poverty, a sharp increase since 2005, but the state is improving when it comes to children’s health and education. These...
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Looking for ‘a few short-term wins’ to start, Kentucky Oral Health Coalition formally reorganizes
By Amy Wilson Kentucky Health News LOUISVILLE, July 25 – There was no whitewashing the ruinous state of the state’s teeth Wednesday when the Kentucky Oral Health Coalition formally reorganized...
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School nurses in Fayette cut as public-health dollars shrink
Takirah Sleet, 7, and school nurse Michelle Marra assess her lunch to manage Takirah’s diabetes. (H-L photo by Pablo Alcala) As public health and education dollars shrink, school nurses are caught in the...