Tag: grants
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$3.5 million in grants allocated across state to treat heroin and prescription drug addiction and neonatal abstinence syndrome
As part of the heroin legislation passed this year, community mental health centers and residential treatment facilities across the state will receive more than $3.5 million in grants to help...
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Grants of up to $10,000 available for Kentucky communities to fight colon cancer; applications are due July 15
The Colon Cancer Prevention Project has a new “Project Innovation” grant program to help fund local innovative ideas to get more people screened for colon cancer in Kentucky and Southern...
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Grant will fund Lexington signs, maps to encourage walking
A $182,000 grant will fund a pilot project in Lexington to encourage citizens to walk more, by erecting way-finding signs for pedestrians and updating walking maps. The new Walk Lexington...
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As part of UK campus food deal, Aramark puts up $5 million for Food Connection, vows to purchase Kentucky products
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The University of Kentucky has entered a $5 million public-private partnership designed to promote the study and research of food at UK and to...
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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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State Health Department gets diabetes prevention funding; will focus on prediabetes detection and lifestyle changes
The state Department for Public Health has been awarded a $134,380 federal grant to help reduce high rates of prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes in Kentucky. “Diabetes is a tremendous public health...
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Health departments prepare for challenges posed by health-care reform law
No one really has a clue what changes from the health-care reform law will mean to Kentuckians and public health departments are preparing for the uncertainty, reports Kristy Cox of...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky looking for grant applications for programs that cut chronic disease risk for school-age kids
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is looking for applications for grants that will fund innovative programs to reduce chronic disease risk for school-aged children. Because chronic disease occurs at...
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U of L profs get $6.3 million to continue spinal cord research
Susan Harkema, a University of Louisville professor, talksabout epidural spinal stimulation. Courier-Journal photo. Two University of Louisville professors have received a $6.3 million grant to continue their work helping paralyzed...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky awarded nearly $3 million in grants in 2010
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky awarded nearly $3 million to community organizations, schools, government agencies and institutions in 2010. The funds, awarded in 80 grants, will support programs and...