This year’s annual Howard L. Bost Health Policy Forum “will offer new insights and opportunities from a range of civic sectors for a shared vision, policies, and actions for community health,”...
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is accepting nominations for its board of directors and Community Advisory Committee. The 15-member board is responsible for preserving the foundation’s $45 million endowment...
University of Kentucky College of Public Health Professor Ty Borders was recently appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services. Ty Borders This committee is part of...
A three-year research project to determine factors that can support a culture of health in Appalachia and whether that knowledge can be translated into actions that address the region’s health...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News By a very small margin, Kentuckians think insurance rates should be higher for smokers if the insurance company provides a free smoking cessation program,...
A statewide poll again finds that Kentuckians with higher incomes consider themselves in better health than those with lower incomes. The latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll, taken Oct. 8 through...
Kentucky has experienced rapid changes in health care since the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the next step is to implement a program that will...
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News What does health-care reform mean to Kentucky? What impact has Medicaid expansion had? Can we work together to do care differently...
A free one-day conference will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Louisville to explore policy opportunities and challenges related to doing health care differently for a healthier Kentucky. The focus...
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is accepting nominations for qualified persons to join its board of directors and its Community Advisory Committee. The 15-member board is responsible for preserving...