Tag: health rankings
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Louisville comes in third to last in fitness and health ranking of 50 largest cities
Rowing under California’s Bay Bridge (Photo by City Kayak) In a fitness ranking of the country’s 50 largest cities, Louisville ranked an abysmal 48th, sitting just above Detroit and Oklahoma...
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How to take local action to improve health at the local level is outlined at Frankfort conference
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News A recipe for how to improve health at the local level in Kentucky was the capstone of a day-long seminar in Frankfort Monday, with...
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Neat app shows how education, income affect a county’s health
Based on the premise that much of what influences health happens outside the doctor’s office, the 2012 County Health Calculator uses education and income to illustrate how these factors can...
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Kentucky ranked sixth in nation for obesity, fourth in high blood pressure, second for diabetes
A new report shows 29.5 percent of Kentuckians are obese, sixth highest in the nation. The state ranked second in the nation for the highest percentage of diabetes, with 13.7...
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Website helps journalists, community planners, other Kentuckians in search of county-specific health data
A treasure trove of health data about every county in Kentucky is available to journalists and community planners looking to draw a statistical picture of their area. That was the...
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Kentucky 6th in obesity; state rate rises for 2nd consecutive year
“It’s official: Kentucky is a mecca for blubber,” The Courier-Journal‘s Darla Carter reports. The state has the sixth highest rate of obese adults, is one of just six states whose...
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Kentucky continues to lead nation in cancer death rate
Though cancer deaths rates are falling nationwide, Kentucky continues to rank worst in the country for its number of cancer deaths, The Courier-Journal‘s Laura Ungar has determined. (C-J graphic shows...
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County health rankings in Kentucky show few changes, but ranks are less important than the trove of data they reflect
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News The health evaluation tool that calls itself “the annual check-up of over 3,000 counties in the nation” was released today, showing little change from last...
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Annual county health rankings will be released Wednesday
The national County Health Rankings for 2011 will be released Wednesday, March 30. The rankings give a snapshot view of every county in the nation by examining factors such as rates...