Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Studies put numbers on what Eastern Kentucky employers know: High rates of opioid use make it hard to find employees
“Kentucky’s drug crisis has affected the workforce, causing higher turnover, bringing additional costs to train new employees and fueling employee thefts,” Bill Estep reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Research shows that...
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Hepatitis A outbreak worst ever; Ky. leads the nation; state health commissioner advises Kentuckians to wash hands, get vaccinated
State health officials say the hepatitis A outbreak in Kentucky is the worst ever, and the crisis isn’t over. “It’s the worst on record across the nation and in Kentucky,”...
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Kentucky’s cigarette tax goes up 50 cents a pack, to $1.10; health advocates say it’s a great time to quit smoking
Kentucky’s cigarette tax just went up 83 percent, from 60 cents per pack to $1.10 a pack. Anti-smoking and health advocates hope the 50-cent increase, effective Sunday, will prompt smokers...
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“Kentucky Substance Use Epidemic: A Solutions Update” is title of Bost Health Policy Forum to be held in Lexington Sept. 24
As Kentucky continues to struggle with the health and economic impacts of the opioid epidemic, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s 16th annual health policy forum will explore medical marijuana...
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Kentuckians are encouraged to let the pros handle the fireworks; even sparklers, firecrackers and bottle rockets are dangerous
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Fireworks are often synonymous with the Fourth of July 4, but they are also a common cause of injury, so the state Division of Fire...
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In a region and state with many teen births, E. Ky. program helps young women teach sex education outside the classroom
A group called All Access EKY is hiring young women between 17 and 22 to create media campaigns for reproductive health, with a focus on increasing access to a full...
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National HIV Testing Day is Wednesday, June 27, a reminder for everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 to get tested
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The only way to know for sure if you have the human immunodeficiency virus is to get tested, and here’s a reminder to do...
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Both Affordable Care Act insurers in Kentucky seek rate hikes; Anthem is returning to 17 unspecified counties, for a total of 76
The two health insurers offering government-subsidized health plans in Kentucky’s individual market for 2019 are both requesting an overall rate hike, the most popular one seeking increases averaging 3.5 percent...
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Philanthropist Christy Brown gives U of L $5 million for institute to study environmental conditions that affect human health
With a $5 million gift from leading Louisville philanthropist Christina Lee Brown, through the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation, the University of Louisville has established an Envirome Institute in its School of Medicine to “develop integrated knowledge...
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Clinton County’s obesity rate falls after years of foundation-funded program for improvement of the community’s health
Five years ago, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky gave the Clinton County schools the first installment of a $400,000 grant to help improve the county’s health status, with emphasis on children....