Tag: grants
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137 Ky. schools chosen for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program; students at one Barren County school have embraced it
Park City Elementary School in Barren County is one of 137 Kentucky elementary schools selected this year to participate in a program that provides a daily fruit or vegetable snack...
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Nationally and statewide, farm-to-school program is a success
With approximately 80 Kentucky school districts participating in the Farm to School program, many of them are finding special ways to celebrate National Farm to School Month, with much to...
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WellCare Health Plans gives six Kentucky YMCA programs $50,000 to combat childhood obesity
WellCare Health Plans has gven six Kentucky YMCA programs a total of $50,000 to be used for childhood obesity programs, according to a news release. “Studies show that children and...
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$3.5 million in grants allocated across state to treat heroin and prescription drug addiction and neonatal abstinence syndrome
As part of the heroin legislation passed this year, community mental health centers and residential treatment facilities across the state will receive more than $3.5 million in grants to help...
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Grants of up to $10,000 available for Kentucky communities to fight colon cancer; applications are due July 15
The Colon Cancer Prevention Project has a new “Project Innovation” grant program to help fund local innovative ideas to get more people screened for colon cancer in Kentucky and Southern...
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Grant will fund Lexington signs, maps to encourage walking
A $182,000 grant will fund a pilot project in Lexington to encourage citizens to walk more, by erecting way-finding signs for pedestrians and updating walking maps. The new Walk Lexington...
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As part of UK campus food deal, Aramark puts up $5 million for Food Connection, vows to purchase Kentucky products
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The University of Kentucky has entered a $5 million public-private partnership designed to promote the study and research of food at UK and to...
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Seven Ky. communities get grants to reduce risks for chronic diseases among children and ‘Invest in Kentucky’s Future’
Seven diverse Kentucky communities are getting money to reduce the risk of chronic disease among Kentucky’s youth. The initial grants announced Thursday are part of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s new Investing...
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State Health Department gets diabetes prevention funding; will focus on prediabetes detection and lifestyle changes
The state Department for Public Health has been awarded a $134,380 federal grant to help reduce high rates of prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes in Kentucky. “Diabetes is a tremendous public health...
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Health departments prepare for challenges posed by health-care reform law
No one really has a clue what changes from the health-care reform law will mean to Kentuckians and public health departments are preparing for the uncertainty, reports Kristy Cox of...