Tag: schools
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Flu activity becomes widespread, closing schools
Kentucky’s flu activity level has become widespread, which means at least half the regions of the state have reported confirmed cases of influenza. Schools are a testimony to this increase...
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USDA makes grants to expand Farm to School in Ky.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is sending nearly $313,000 to Kentucky in grants under the Farm to School program, which encourages the use of fresh, local food in schools. Two...
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Casey joins Adair and Russell as longtime tobacco counties where schools are going tobacco-free; Clinton defers action
The schools in another longtime tobacco county in Southern Kentucky are going tobacco-free. With only one member in opposition, the Casey County Board of Education recently enacted a tobacco-free school policy...
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As Ky.’s teen-birth rank rises, mother objects to Casey Co. child-development class’s baby shower for five pregnant students
Kentucky’s ranking for births to females aged 15 to 19 is going up, and five students at Casey County High School are pregnant. A joint baby shower for them during...
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As school-lunch debate puts attention on rejected meals, we might consider a bigger problem: food wasted at home
The new nutrition rules for school meals have led some students to throw away food they’re served. Schools across the country are estimated to waste $1.2 billion worth of food...
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Students at elementary school in Bowling Green create walking trail to promote health and education
Ribbon cutting ceremony for walking trail Wednesday, Oct. 22 at T.C. Cherry Elementary School. Photo: Miranda Pederson/Daily News Students at T.C. Cherry Elementary School in Bowling Green came up with the...
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Telemedicine helps reduce waits for mental-health patients in ER and provides better health-care access in schools
Health professionals have used telemedicine to help delay Alzheimer’s disease and reduce hearing loss in Appalachia, especially among children. Now the new approach is helping students access health care, and mental-health...
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Boone County school bans all food at school birthday celebrations, partly in an effort to combat childhood obesity
Burlington Elementary School in Boone County has banned all food during birthday celebrations, including ice cream and cake, as part of its new wellness policy, Jessica Brown reports for The...
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Experts suggest ways to win public-policy changes to fight obesity
Though the obesity epidemic shows signs of stabilizing, it still carries national security risks—negatively affecting education, agriculture and transportation—and public policy change can incredibly important in reducing obesity, Richard Hamburg,...
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Kentucky school officials make foods look more appetizing and easier to eat, in order to decrease food waste
Some school districts are working to keep fruits and vegetables from being thrown out by students who seem to be unhappy with their school lunches that must follow stricter nutrition...