Tag: health rankings
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Beshear says Medicaid plan will transform Ky. in a generation; acknowledges it was easier because he wouldn’t face voters
In a generation, Kentucky will be a very different state because the federal health-reform law and expansion of Medicaid has made health insurance available to all residents of the state,...
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Draft plan for a statewide campaign for better health gets endorsement, much talk at Friedell Committee annual meeting
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A statewide committee of volunteers is on target with its plan for a campaign to make Kentucky a healthier state, an expert in state...
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Friedell Committee will consider what it will take for Kentucky to become a healthier state at meeting Sunday and Monday
What will it take for Kentucky to become a healthier state? That will be the question at the fall meeting of the Friedell Committee for Health System Transformation, at the...
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Kentucky ranks high in prescription drug abuse, but also is a national leader in efforts to fight it, state-by-state analysis says
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News A new report finds many states do not have effective strategies in place to fight prescription drug abuse, but Kentucky scores high on most prevention...
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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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Just-released figures show uninsured by county, age, income
People in Logan, Magoffin, Casey, Todd, Menifee, Adair, Monroe, Edmonson and McCreary counties are more likely to lack health insurance than residents of other Kentucky counties, according to the data...
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Smokers, take note: Chinese meditation technique offers hope
In 2010, Kentucky had the second highest rate of adult smokers in the U.S., with 24.8 percent of the adult population — or 1.1 million adults — smoking, according to...
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U.S. News gives Kosair Children’s Hospital a national ranking; 11 other Kentucky hospitals make ‘high-performing’ list
Each year, U.S. News and World Report publishes its “Best Hospitals” guide for people seeking a high level of specialty care. The only Kentucky hospital to be nationally ranked in...
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Owsley men most likely in U.S. to be obese, Perry women most likely to die; Morgan women led nation in increasing exercise
Men in Owsley County are the fattest in the United States, and women in Perry County have the lowest life expectancy, 72, according to an NBC News report based on...
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State health department asks Kentuckians to help improve the state’s health by commenting on improvement plan by Aug. 1
Yes, Kentucky ranks first in smoking and cancer deaths, 10th in obesity and poorly in other health measurements, but Kentuckians can help improve the state’s health status by giving their thoughts...