Tag: children’s health
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Salmonella outbreak in 35 states linked to live poultry; 21 cases reported in Kentucky; here are some tips to avoid infection
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo Poultry specialists from the University of Kentucky are urging Kentuckians who raise chickens or ducks to take extra precautions against salmonella infection,...
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Youth injuries from e-cigarettes spike; FDA is starting to regulate them, but study authors say not enough to protect children
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of young children swallowing or being exposed to the liquid nicotine used in electronic cigarettes has “skyrocketed,” jumping 1,500 percent from 2012...
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KET programs focus on oral health, ‘just as critical to the well-being of Kentuckians’ as problems that have a higher profile
Kentucky Educational Television has turned its attention to oral health, which it says is “just as critical to the well-being of Kentuckians” as the state’s “alarmingly high rates of cancer,...
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Clinton County coalition works to change the health lifestyle of its children, in an effort to change the local health culture
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Public officials and local leaders in a small, rural county in Southern Kentucky that ranks near the bottom of in the County Health Rankings...
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Clark County schools to provide mental health services via contract with agency that can bill Medicaid or private insurance
Facing a surge in behavioral health cases among students, the Clark County Board of Education has contracted with a mental-health agency services for all preschool through high school students in...
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Pediatricians’ national group calls for at least one nurse in every school; Ky.’s schools have a long way to go to meet that goal
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s high schools fall far short of new recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics that call for every school in the United States...
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Slicing your way to an apple a day: Americans’ apple consumption is on the rise because we’re eating them in small pieces
Photo from livestrong.com By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News Presentation is everything. Apple consumption is on the rise, and researchers at Cornell University think pre-sliced apples are the cause. The...
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House Republicans want to make it harder for schools to get free meals for all students; could affect more than 350 Ky. schools
Photo from npr.org By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News Kentucky school officials are concerned about a proposal by Republicans in the U.S. House that would make it harder for schools...
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McDonald’s stops sending to schools man who says he lost much weight eating only at McDonald’s, including Big Macs and fries
Photo via flickriver.com McDonald’s has stopped “giving nutrition advice to students in schools, pulling back on a program that critics said was a subtle form of fast-food marketing that could...
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Shepherdsville bans smoking with children in vehicle
In the first such ban in Kentucky, the Shepherdsville City Council has passed an ordinance prohibiting smoking in motor vehicles with children inside them. Smoking in vehicles with children “is...