‘Covering the Pandemic’ program is available for viewing
Reporters and news managers who are covering the pandemic discussed their work and the challenges they face Thursday night in an online program held by the Bluegrass Chapter of the Society...
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National Drug Take Back Day is set for Saturday, Oct. 24
State Office of Drug Control Policy map, last updated Aug. 27, 2020 —– National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 24. Special locations will be open in most...
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Online program for journalists about covering pandemic Oct. 22
The world’s biggest story in 75 years is also a local story for everyone: the coronavirus pandemic. It has posed special challenges for news organizations at a time when they...
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First webinar of annual health forum shows much work needed to improve the lives of Ky. children; effects of covid-19 still unknown
Kentucky has several very bad rankings when it comes to children’s well-being. This was among the slides Kentucky Youth Advocates Executive Director Terry Brooks showed during the forum. —– By...
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Ky. efforts at farmer suicide prevention are a national model, UK professor says; Farmer Suicide Prevention Day is Wed., Sept. 23
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky farmers, like those across the nation, work tirelessly to stay afloat amid plummeting farm incomes, market instabilities, extreme weather conditions, few safety nets...
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Foundation’s annual policy forum agenda announced; due to pandemic, it will be a monthly webinar series on children’s health
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has announced the full agenda for its annual policy forum that will focus on policies and programs that reduce the chances of disease and unhealthy behaviors...
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State fair won’t be public; bars will be allowed to reopen with stricter rules; hospitalizations set record, reflecting July surge
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...
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Foundation’s annual policy forum shifts gears in pandemic, to be a series of monthly webinars on children’s health, starting Sept. 21
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...
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Ky. Chamber of Commerce starts campaign to help substance abusers, develop recovery-friendly work environments and more
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...
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Virtual conference Wed. morning will advocate giving Ky. localities power to control advertising and marketing of tobacco products
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...