Tag: poverty
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Residents of Bourbon County and the Central Appalachian Coalfield are some of the nation’s most sleep-deprived
Bourbon County residents are some of the nation’s most sleep-deprived, according to county-level data from a study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study is based...
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Bevin letter says he will repeal Medicaid expansion; spokeswoman says he will find another solution
A mid-August fund-raising letter from gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin says he would “repeal” the state’s Medicaid expansion if elected, returning him to essentially the same stand he took early this year....
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Opioid overdose deaths remain a huge concern in poverty-stricken Eastern Kentucky counties; Boston Globe takes note
Drug overdoses from opioid use remain a concern in Eastern Kentucky, especially in poverty-stricken regions where coal mines have shuttered, Brian MacQaurrie reports for The Boston Globe. In 2014 Kentucky...
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Ky. shows health improvements in Kids Count report, but is still held back by poverty; 1/4 of children in state live in poverty
Overall Child Well-Being by State: 2015 By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky ranks 34th in the nation for overall child well-being, showing the most improvement in health and a...
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School nutritionists’ lobbying group, freshly funded by grocery makers, wants more funding and flexibility with school-lunch rules
School nutrition officials want more flexibility with new school lunch rules to cut down on the waste of unwanted food, Spencer Chase reports for Agri-Pulse, a Washington newsletter. Julia Bauscher, president of...
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Study of poor but healthy Appalachian counties aims to find community-based approaches to improving the region’s health
Though some people equate Appalachian areas with poverty, David Krol seeks to “shine a light” on a different picture—one that reflects “how health can flourish across Appalachia,” despite data that...
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Low-income smokers have a harder time quitting, which helps explain why Kentucky leads the nation in smoking
Lower-income smokers have a harder time quitting than health-conscious middle- and upper-class Americans, Keith Humphreys reports for The Washington Post. The numbers suggest one reason why Kentuckians lead the nation...
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Study shows Kentucky among national leaders in reducing uninsured percentage because of federal health reform
The percentage of adults under the age of 65 who do not have health insurance decreased by double digits in approximately half of Kentucky’s counties, says Enroll America, which released...
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State won’t estimate cost of greater-than-expected Medicaid expansion for ‘a few additional months’ – after Nov. election
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Republican-controlled state Senate’s budget committee chair wants to know how much Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear’s expansion of the Medicaid program will cost, since...
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Kids Count report says hard times in early childhood are more likely in Ky. than rest of U.S.; bad times have long-term effects
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One of every five children in Kentucky, by the time they are 5 years old, has experienced two or more adverse childhood experiences such...