Tag: children’s health
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Illnesses and possible flu outbreaks close schools for the week
Several counties throughout Kentucky have closed schools for the remainder of the week due to multiple illnesses “in response to what public health officials are calling a possible flu outbreak...
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Bevin asks Congress to get rid of Obamacare and, if Medicaid expansion continues, limit it to those who are in poverty
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin has taken a stronger stance against Obamacare than his fellow Republican governors, urging Congress to repeal it “in its entirety” and...
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Annual study of Ky. kids’ well-being looks at role of race, income and location; includes lots of county-level data, graphics maker
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The annual Kentucky Kids Count report has measured the overall well-being of Kentucky’s children for 26 years, but this year’s report digs deeper and...
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Study: Ky. kids have more access to oral health care, but still have poor outcomes; 1/2 in Appalachia have untreated cavities
By Melissa Patrick and Traci Thomas Kentucky Health News The oral health of Kentucky’s school children is getting worse, even though access to oral health care is better now than...
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Ky. tops nation in share of kids ever diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; here are facts and fiction about it
While almost one in five of Kentucky’s children have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, myths and misinformation about the condition are common. Percent of Youth Aged 4-17 Ever...
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Report finds foundation initiative to help seven Ky. communities grow healthy children is making progress, with goal of replication
The seven local coalitions that got Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky grants to keep children from developing chronic diseases as they grow into adults are making “marked progress” toward their goals, according...
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Madisonville girl provides example of emerging teletherapy that can help overcome shortage of psychiatrists in rural areas
When Ron Gadley searched for a therapist who could help his daughter, Rebecca, with depression near their Madisonville home, he found that their options were shockingly limited. The few child...
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There’s a vaccine for young people that prevents cancer, but most of them don’t get it because most doctors fail to recommend it
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The human papilloma virus vaccination is proven to prevent cervical cancer and genital warts, but many pediatricians and family doctors still don’t strongly recommend...
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Kids Count report finds Ky. remains in the bottom 1/3 of states for children’s well-being; is this a predictor of the state’s future?
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News If Kentucky’s future lies in the well-being of its children, there’s reason to worry, because a recent report shows that Kentucky consistently remains in...
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Wellness coalition in Perry County, where life expectancy is state’s lowest, gets funding from Foundation for a Healthy Ky.
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has funded the Perry County Wellness Coalition’s three-year plan to encourage fitness and better nutrition in school-age children, “Kids on the Move!” The wellness...