Tag: county health
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County Health Rankings show troubling trend of more premature deaths, contrasting trends among some counties
By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News The premature death rate is getting worse in 44 of Kentucky’s 120 counties and improving in 12 counties, according to a health rankings report released...
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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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A county’s poor health status was a strong predictor of its vote for Donald Trump; many examples in Kentucky
There was anecdotal evidence after the presidential election of a correlation between counties that swung big to Donald Trump and those with poor health status. The Economist magazine used a...
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Journalists gather to hear why and how to cover health, get a myriad of story ideas, sources and approaches
SLADE, Ky. — Kentucky journalists interested in covering health got plenty of information and hopefully some inspiration Friday at “Covering Health: A News Workshop” at Natural Bridge State Resort Park....
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1 in 9 in Ky. have been diagnosed with diabetes, and you could have it and not know it; here are symptoms and risk factors
KentuckyHealthFacts.org map with latest available data, adaptedby Kentucky Health News; click on map to view a larger version One of nine people have diabetes in Kentucky, which has “all the social...
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Nov. 11 Health Coverage Workshop offers something for all journalists, even their bosses
Kentucky faces many unique health challenges, but they don’t get enough news coverage, which hamstrings the state and its communities from fully addressing their health problems. These challenges and how...
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Kentucky’s life expectancy, a basic measure of health status, is 76; it fluctuates as many as 9 years from county to county
By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News A life lived in Kentucky is expected to vary up to nine years in length depending on the county in which it’s spent. Life...
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Annual County Health Rankings for Kentucky show many shifts in the middle echelons, not much at the top and bottom
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The sixth annual County Health Rankings report shows little change in Kentucky’s top and bottom rankings, but there were a few surprises, with several...
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Newspapers’ data analysis finds that Kentucky’s seniors on Medicare are among the sickest in U.S.; local data available
Red counties are over 21%. For map with data, click here. The top 10 Kentucky counties with the highest percentage of seniors on Medicare who have six or more chronic...
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Proposals sought for research of Appalachian ‘bright spots’ where health is better than socioeconomic factors would indicate
A three-year research project to determine factors that can support a culture of health in Appalachia and whether that knowledge can be translated into actions that address the region’s health...