Tag: schools
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Schools serving somewhat healthier lunches, but short on physical activity, national survey shows
The nation’s middle and high schools are feeding students somewhat healthier lunches, but are falling short in providing physical activity to students, a report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation‘s...
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More than half of Ky. 18-to-24-year-olds have a weight problem
“More than half of 18-to-24-year-olds in Kentucky are overweight or obese — the highest percentage in the nation,” The Courier-Journal‘s Laura Ungar reports. Their weight is not only bad for...
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Two conferences this summer will focus on children’s health
The 2011 Coordinated School Health Institute conference is set for June 29 in Lexington. The conference will focus on the roles community partners and families play in creating healthy places...
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Woodford County coalition formed to improve dental health
The Woodford County Oral Health Coalition has partnered with nine local dentists to give free dental care to 16 elementary students in the Woodford County public school system. On Jan....
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Bowling Green schools buy local foods, reap rewards from state
Bowling Green Independent Schools are working with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and nearby farms and purveyors to offer locally grown food in their cafeterias, Jenna Mink of the Bowling...
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Republican lawmaker, a nurse and former hospital boss, offers bills to help children’s health, gets criticism from tea-party types
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News A Republican legislator from Northern Kentucky is proposing several bills that she says would improve children’s health, defending herself from criticism by conservative bloggers who...