Tag: children’s health
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More than 16,000 additional Kentucky children have gained health insurance since the federal health-reform law took effect
More than 16,000 Kentucky children gained health insurance since the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky multi-year study on...
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Dental outreach program in Eastern Ky. celebrates 10th year; has improved both oral health and Head Start treatment completion
The University of Kentucky, UK HealthCare and the UK North Fork Valley Community Health Center celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile dental program in Eastern Kentucky...
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UK hospital, troubled by deaths in pediatric heart program, says it will partner with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
The University of Kentucky hospital, which suspended its pediatric heart program three years ago after five of its patients died, has signed a letter of intent to form a partnership...
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School health units expand in Southern Ky.; treatment and prevention should pay off in longer, healthier lives for students
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News School-based health centers are a new approach to providing student health care through a public-private partnership, whose model of care has the potential to...
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New combination vaccine for children, researched at U of L, could reduce number of children’s shots if approved by FDA
A new combination vaccine, awaiting its approval by the federal Food and Drug Administration, may reduce the number injections a child in the U.S. must get in order to be...
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Elizabethtown schools go tobacco-free, including e-cigs; Hardin County follows suit but will allow smoking in private vehicles
Schools in Elizabethtown will be tobacco-free this year, and those in the surrounding Hardin County district will limit smoking to private vehicles in campuses, The News-Enterprise reports. The Elizabethtown policy...
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Ky. shows health improvements in Kids Count report, but is still held back by poverty; 1/4 of children in state live in poverty
Overall Child Well-Being by State: 2015 By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky ranks 34th in the nation for overall child well-being, showing the most improvement in health and a...
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CDC says state spends less than 8% of what it should on preventing use of tobacco; companies spend 13 times as much
Kentucky spends only 7.6 percent of what it should spend on preventing the use of tobacco, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in its latest annual report...
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14-year-old from Paducah discusses her depression and thoughts of suicide to help others in a similar situation
Sophie Henney of Paducah chose two days after her 14th birthday to tell her story of depression and thoughts of suicide. She wanted to share her story—and her name—to help...
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New license plate would promote outdoor recreation, support environmental education programs; 900 buyers needed to start
A new “Let’s Go Outside” license plate is being offered to give Kentucky motorists the opportunity to promote the health and environmental benefits of outdoor recreation. First Lady Jane Beshear...