Tag: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
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Annual health forum looked at connections between health and the economy
The relationship between health and the economy in creating healthy communities was the focus of the 14th annual Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum in Lexington Sept. 19. The...
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Howard L. Bost Health Policy Forum to be held in Lexington Sept. 19; focus will be on ‘Health as an Economic Driver’
It’s not too late to sign up for the 14th annual Howard L. Bost Health Policy Forum, titled “Health as an Economic Driver,” to be held at the Marriott Griffin...
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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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Ben Chandler, who as AG filed lawsuit that led to creation of Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, will be its president and CEO
Ben Chandler (AP photo) Ben Chandler, who as state attorney general filed the lawsuit that led to the creation of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, was named president and...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky invested more than $3.1 million in 2015 toward improving the health of Kentuckians
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky invested more than $3.1 million in 2015 to help communities and health policy advocates improve the health of Kentuckians, according to its annual report....
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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...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky seeks nominations for seats on its board of directors and Community Advisory Committee
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is seeking nominations for two seats on its board of directors and three seats on its Community Advisory Committee, which drive the foundation’s policy...
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Study shows uninsured rate keeps falling, preventive services are popular and rural hospitals have more uncompensated care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The share of Kentuckians without health insurance continues to drop, and new Medicaid enrollees continue to take advantage of free preventive health services, according...
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Beshear calls for transparency as Bevin and feds work on Medicaid changes and stakeholders prepare to meet Thursday
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Former Gov. Steve Beshear sent an open letter to Gov. Matt Bevin and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell May 9, accusing his...
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Poll finds many Kentuckians continue to struggle with cost of health care, though fewer are uninsured and struggling
While having health insurance certainly eases the cost burden of health care, nearly one-third of Kentucky adults struggle to pay their medical bills whether they have health insurance or not,...