Tag: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
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KET will show how annual county health rankings are stirring competition to improve health, community by community
The rankings are in quartiles, or fourths of the 120 counties Kentuckians love the competition among their basketball and football teams. But what if that same spirit of competition was...
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National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: Policy changes underway in Ky. to lower its very high childhood obesity rate
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and a number of policy changes are underway to combat the increasing trend of overweight children in America and Kentucky, where one in...
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Statewide forum on community efforts to promote children’s health will be held in Northern Kentucky Monday, Sept. 16
“The goal is simple, the challenge difficult – how to ensure that the current generation of children in Kentucky grows up healthier than their parents. A free one-day conference coming...
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Seven Ky. communities get grants to reduce risks for chronic diseases among children and ‘Invest in Kentucky’s Future’
Seven diverse Kentucky communities are getting money to reduce the risk of chronic disease among Kentucky’s youth. The initial grants announced Thursday are part of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s new Investing...
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Kentucky expands Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth services, but lets managed-care firms keep authority over fees
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Recent changes in Kentucky’s telehealth regulations are making it easier for providers around the state and country to deliver health-care services to Medicaid patients,...
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Working with a local, regional or state health coalition? A simple step can help make healthy changes in Kentucky
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is asking you to help update last year’s Kentucky Health Coalitions Directory, a list of local groups working to better Kentucky’s health, so that...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky seeks nominations for its board of directors and Community Advisory Committee
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is accepting nominations for qualified persons to join its board of directors and Community Advisory Committee. The 15 directors are responsible for preserving the...
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Poll shows strong support for medical marijuana in Kentucky
A statewide poll has found that 78 percent of Kentucky adults support the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes if recommended by their doctor, while only 26 percent of favor...
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Poll shows more than half of Ky. adults have no dental insurance and many go without essential dental care
Routine dental care is essential to overall health, but a new poll shows 1.7 million Kentucky adults do not have dental insurance. That is more than times the number of...
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Kentuckians tell pollsters they are concerned about air quality, but don’t seem to put their concern into action
A recent poll shows that more than half of Kentucky adults, especially women, are concerned about air quality in their community, but only 48 percent say they change their behavior...