Press pool report by Al Cross, Kentucky Health News His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived at the foot of the Big Four Bridge, an old railroad bridge recently...
In honor of a royal visit on Friday to Louisville by Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who will be highlighting issues of sustainability and local food,...
Kentucky Health News The administration of Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin of West Virginia “said Tuesday that it would initiate an evaluation of the growing body of studies that have found residents...
A center based in the University of Kentucky College of Public Health has received a five-year, $5 million grant to advance occupational health and safety in Central Appalachia and Kentucky,...
By Melissa Landon and Al Cross Kentucky Health News As it announced its plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, the Obama administration...
If you smoke, your risk of getting lung cancer is as much as 20 times greater than if you don’t. But if you smoke and are exposed to other carcinogens...
Poor air quality in schools can affect children’s health and inhibit their learning, one Kentucky school board heard recently as it considered a proposal to improve energy efficiency and air...
As the debate over a statewide smoking ban persists, a study shows evidence of harmful air quality levels from second-hand smoke in places where smoking is allowed in Elliot and...
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News A heated debate centers on new research showing that residents in Floyd County, where coal is stripped from the tops of mountains and ridges,...
In the latest example of Medicaid changes’ impact on local health departments, environmental and food-safety inspections will be reduced by layoffs in four counties served by the Cumberland Valley District...