Free clinic helps care for poor workers in horse racing industry
People who don’t have health insurance but who work at Churchill Downs and elsewhere in the horse racing industry can get free care, thanks to the Kentucky Racing Health Services...
Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Teens are misinformed about risks of tanning beds, and are not being warned at salons
With swimsuit season just around the corner, the American Academy of Dermatology has found that more than 40 percent of people who tan have never heard from tanning salon employees...
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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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Legislators need to help cities tackle pill abuse, mayor says
Winchester’s mayor is displeased with the Kentucky attorney general’s recent finding that local governments do not have the right to ban pain clinics within their borders. “The opinion carries no...
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Adair hospital board broke meetings law, attorney general finds
Adair County Hospital‘s board of directors was wrong to hold a closed-session discussion about the future of an interim CEO because the discussion was about his retention, not posible discipline...
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Ambulance providers raising fees to deal with rising costs
Ambulance services are being forced to raise their fees in order to pay the bills, USA Today‘s Greg Latshaw reports. “Ambulance providers nationwide are coping with rising costs, decreased support...
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New regs could change way food industry markets to children
“The federal government proposed sweeping new guidelines on Thursday that could push the food industry to overhaul how it advertises cereal, soda pop, snacks, restaurant meals and other foods to...
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National campaign targets distracted driving
With the aim of raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving, national public-service campaign “Decide to Drive” kicked off this month. With former boxer Joe Frazier as spokesman, the...
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More county-specific health data are available, painting detailed pictures of your local area’s health
Five years’ worth of county-specific data are now available for many types of health indicators on the Kentucky Health Facts website. The site features data on demographics, social and behavioral...
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High gas prices = fewer traffic accidents, including DUI mishaps
There is one benefit to gasoline prices reaching nearly $4 a gallon: The rate of traffic accidents, including drink-driving accidents, goes down as gas prices go up. These were the...