Tag: philanthropy
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Foundation for a Healthy Ky. granted $1 million in 2016, pushing 15-year total above $26 million; plans more smoke-free work
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky awarded grants in 2016 totaling a little more than $1 million to nonprofit organizations and community health coalitions working to improve Kentucky’s health. That...
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Foundation for a Healthy Ky. to have new direction and focus, new CEO Ben Chandler says in announcing new board members
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky will take a new direction under Ben Chandler, its new president and CEO, Chandler said in announcing new leaders and members for the foundation’s...
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Updated directory of local health coalitions published
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has released an updated directory of groups working on health in the state. It includes 230 groups representing all 120 counties as well as statewide...
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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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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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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky CEO makes the case for a statewide law to ban smoking in most public places
Susan Zepeda The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, which doesn’t lobby for or against particular legislation or endorse it, came close in a Feb. 11 “guest editorial” from its president...
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Clinton County Healthy Hometown Coalition publishes testimonials from local residents who turned their health around
Part of the reason for news coverage of health topics is to help readers, listeners and viewers live healthier lives. That usually requires a change in their behavior, which doesn’t...
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Apollo 8 and 13 astronaut Jim Lovell to speak at UK Center on Aging Foundation’s annual fund-raising dinner April 7
Capt. Jim Lovell Apollo 8 and 13 astronaut Jim Lovell will be the keynote speaker at the University of Kentucky Center on Aging Foundation annual dinner at the Lexington Center’s Bluegrass...
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Study will try to find lessons from Appalachian communities that have overcome challenges to have better-than-expected health
PDA Inc. of Raleigh, N.C., has been named the lead investigator for “Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia: Disparities and Bright Spots,” a research project to look at the...