Tag: public health
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Churches add fitness facilities as part of ministry outreach, community service; Louisville’s Walnut Street church led the way
More churches are beginning to see health and fitness facilities as potential ministry niches, which can positively influence surrounding communities. Walnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville was a pioneer, building a...
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Five myths about flu shots, explored and debunked
Myths about the influenza vaccine circulate every year and make it difficult for some to decide whether to get the shot, Tom Watkins reports for CNN. This prompted him to...
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Chain restaurants, theaters, amusement parks and grocery delis must post calorie counts in a year, to fight obesity
McDonald’s already posts calorie content on its menus In an effort to combat the country’s obesity epidemic, the Food and Drug Administration issued final regulations Tuesday that will require chains...
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Kentucky has a statewide outbreak of whooping cough, perhaps because the child-immunization rate is declining
Kentucky is having a statewide outbreak of pertussis, also called whooping cough, Jennifer Wohlleb reports for the Kentucky School Advocate, the magazine of the Kentucky School Boards Association. This comes at a...
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Diabetes is an epidemic and needs to be treated like one, with a public-health approach, Lexington policy experts say in new book
Diabetes is often called an epidemic, but is not treated as such. Two Lexington health policy experts argue in a new book that this has to change, Tom Eblen reports for...
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Americans do need to worry about Ebola: not about daily risk, but about the future if it is not contained, expert says
The Ebola virus isn’t a risk to Americans now, but will be “down the road” if the epidemic is not contained, says a crisis communication consultant who’s been working for...
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Anyone returning from an Ebola-stricken country will be monitored by health authorities for three weeks
All travelers who arrive in the U.S. from the Ebola-stricken countries — Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia — will be closely monitored for 21 days by public health officials, Dr....
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News media blamed for most of Ebola scare; experts continue to say that risk of infection is low
The reaction of many Americas regarding the Ebola virus has gone beyond what is medically necessary, but is a natural reaction to fear, Maggie Fox reports for NBC News. Medical...
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How contagious is ebola? Not very, experts say
This story was updated Monday, Oct. 13 Several days ago, Thomas Eric Duncan died from ebola after arriving in Dallas from Liberia. He didn’t appear to be ill during his...