Tag: rural health
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Morehead State, UK and Morehead hospital sign agreement to form Appalachian Health and Research Center
Morehead State University, St. Claire Regional Medical Center and the University of Kentucky‘s Institute for Rural Health Policy signed a memorandum of understanding April 30 to form the Appalachian Health...
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Poll: most Kentuckians support tobacco-free campuses, school nutrition standards and student physical activity requirements
Kentuckians overwhelmingly support several school policies than can influence student health but are not all embraced by Kentucky schools, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll, taken in October...
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Ear, nose and throat doctor at UK aims to reduce state’s high rate of hearing loss among children
Dr. Matthew Bush, an otolaryngologist at the University of Kentucky, is working to reduce the state’s high rate of hearing loss, especially in Appalachia and among children. He was born...
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Roy Butler, ‘father of Medicaid’ in Kentucky, passes
Roy Butler, called “Father of Medicaid” in Kentucky, died Monday morning of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He grew up during the Great Depression on a farm in Franklin County, where...
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Kentucky ranks 49th in well-being survey, and Eastern Kentucky’s congressional district ranks last in the nation
Kentucky ranked 49th in the nation in a survey that measures perception of well-being, ranking higher than West Virginia and lower than Mississippi, and its 5th Congressional District ranked dead...
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Telemedicine can help delay Alzheimer’s, especially in rural areas, where it starts sooner, Appalachian health conference is told
By Melissa Landon Kentucky Health News Telemedicine is a strategy that can be used to help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, especially in rural areas, where the disease comes sooner...
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Smoking persists or even increases in poor, rural, working-class counties; New York Times cites Clay County as an example
Clay County has a dubious distinction. It has the highest rate of smoking for any U.S. county with a population under 15,000. Researchers at the University of Washington pointed that out,...
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Humana Inc. bus travels the rural roads of Mississippi, looking to enroll people in Obamacare by March 31 deadline
Insurance providers have been scared off by Mississippi, one of the poorest and unhealthiest states in the country. Only nine percent of eligible residents have signed up for insurance under...
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Rural health advocate pleads with legislature to ‘end the tobacco epidemic in rural Kentucky’
Sen. Julian Carroll, D-Frankfort, looks at a Smoke Free Kentucky display in the state Capitol. The group added black wreaths after the smoking-ban bill died. (Courier-Journal photo by Jonathan Palmer) The...
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Remote Area Medical plans to bring more local clinics to Kentucky and other areas in the ‘distressed corridor’ of Appalachia
More help could be coming for Appalachian Kentuckians who need health care. Remote Area Medical is launching a two-year campaign beginning in September called “Stop the Suffering in Appalachia,” designed...