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Bullitt fiscal court’s ban on smoking in public buildings negates broader health-board ban; case worries local health directors

A smoker in the Bullitt County Judicial Center last month. (Photo by Dana Rieber, special to The Courier-Journal) Who should get to steer the no-smoking ship in Bullitt County? The county...

By melissa_landon Published January 16, 2014 YOUR HEALTH

In Kentucky, enacting a local smoking ban means respecting the heritage of tobacco, county health directors say

Jim Rousey, left, is retired public health director for Madison County; Scott Lockard is director for Clark County. (Kentucky Center For Smoke-Free Policy photo) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The...

By melissa_patrick Published January 14, 2014 YOUR HEALTH

Governor’s focus on health deserves another round of applause, Friedell Committee for Health officer writes in op-ed piece

Gov. Steve Beshear’s focus on health in his State of the Commonwealth speech should be applauded, given the poor state of Kentucky’s health, an officer of the Friedell Committee for...

By Al Cross Published January 10, 2014 YOUR HEALTH

School nurses are an unfunded mandate for schools, which are picking up more of their cost as health department budgets shrink

Marion County nurse Renee Schooling helps Levi Hardin, a Marion County first grader with diabetes, check his blood sugar. (Lebanon Enterprise Photo by Stevie Lowery) Kentucky school nurses are stretched thin across...

By melissa_patrick Published October 26, 2013 YOUR HEALTH

Northern Kentucky health board supports statewide smoking ban

The main health board in Northern Kentucky, where local smoking bans have stirred much controversy. has endorsed the idea of a statewide ban on smoking in all places of employment....

By melissa_patrick Published September 30, 2013 YOUR HEALTH

Increased contact with bats leads to more rabies vaccinations in N. Ky.; health officials say all encounters should be reported

Fruit bat roosting in a home Northern Kentucky health officials are warning residents to be more wary of bats after an unusually high number of residents have made contact with...

By molly_burchett Published September 16, 2013 YOUR HEALTH

Effort for kids’ dental health in Clark, started by volunteers and continued by health department with tax, earns national award

“A community effort to fight tooth decay in children in Clark County has been named a model for the nation,” veteran journalist Al Smith reports in an op-ed for the...

By Al Cross Published August 16, 2013 YOUR HEALTH

Harlan County Schools look for school-nurse help after county health department, which had done it for free, asks for $10,000

http://www.harlandaily.com/view/full_story/23219874/article-Board-tackles-nurse-issue? Update: http://www.harlandaily.com/view/full_story/23250170/article-School-district-asked-to-pay-for-nursing-services?

By Al Cross Published July 28, 2013 YOUR HEALTH

School boards across Ky. realign school-nurse programs, squeezed by budget cuts and Medicaid payment issues

School districts in Kentucky have long relied on county health departments for school nurses, but state budget cuts and problems with Medicaid reimbursements have squeezed the health agencies, and they...

By molly_burchett Published July 22, 2013 YOUR HEALTH

The school health services gamble: Ky. health departments could win on the state’s bet against Kentucky Spirit’s appeal of ruling

By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s health departments may soon get money for school nurses, based on a court ruling in May that said Medicaid managed-care firm Kentucky Spirit must pay for treatments...

By molly_burchett Published June 27, 2013 YOUR HEALTH

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