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Kentucky Health News chart based on initial daily numbers, which are often slightly revised —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News This month’s Kentucky State Fair will be only for...
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s 20th annual policy forum will focus on policies and programs that reduce the chances of disease and unhealthy behaviors that often begin in childhood, including...
One of the major obstacles to dealing with substance abuse is the stigma it still has among many people, so the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce says it has launched a major effort...
A “virtual conference” about giving local governments in Kentucky more control to regulate the marketing and advertising of tobacco products in their communities, so they can reduce tobacco use and...
Testing for the coronavirus in Kentucky will be more extensive than ever during the last week of April. Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted 11 sites in which the state has a...
The Commonwealth Fund will host a March 17 teleconference briefing for journalists and policymakers to discuss prevention and treatment of the coronavirus. The call will last about an hour and will...
With the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus around the world, the United States declared a public health emergency at the end of January, and the number of confirmed cases in...
Bishop Nash and Lyn O’Connell speaking in Ashland Nov. 15 at “Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery: A Workshop for Journalists” —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News ASHLAND, Ky. —...
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy is planning a week of events to observe National Rural Health Day on Nov. 21. Nov. 18 From 9:30 a.m. ET to 12:30 p.m., the National Institutes of Health will hold a...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One in six Kentuckians older than 60 have faced the threat of hunger in the past year, prompting state officials to hold the first-ever...