Tag: health education
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KentuckyOne Health teaches diabetics to manage the disease
KentuckyOne Health has launched a new program to help Kentuckians with diabetes learn how to self-manage their disease, according to a news release. “Giving patients the tools and knowledge they...
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Anti-obesity program targets preschoolers, will expand to rural Kentucky next year
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The latest America’s Health Rankings report ranks Kentucky as the 47th healthiest state, a fall from 45th last year. With the exception of one...
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KET program to host authors of “Life Lessons from Cancer” to discuss inspirational messages of book
“One to One” with Bill Goodman will feature the authors of Life Lessons from Cancer, Keen Babbage and his sister-in-law Laura Babbage, on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. ET...
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Conference focuses attention on importance of patient- and family-centered care, health education, communication
Health education, communicating with physicians, and patient- and family-centered care that empowers patients to be their own best health advocates, were some of the topics discussed at the Health Watch...
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Fear of Ebola is causing people all over the country to act on unfounded fears, and Kentucky is no exception
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Fearing the Ebola virus, administrators at St. Margaret Mary Catholic School in Louisville put Susan Sherman, a registered nurse and an elementary school teacher,...
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Kentucky schools teach nutrition with hands-on-learning
Visiting dairy cows, growing food in the air and being the first school in the state to grow its own garden on school grounds are just some of the efforts...
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Sun exposure can damage eyes; sunglasses decrease risk
Sunscreen, sunglasses. This should be your mantra as you step into the great outdoors this summer. Your skin needs protection from the damaging rays of the sun but so do your...
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Berea students’ second health fair tackles touchy topics
Della Walters tries to walk straight while wearing “drunk goggles” at the Berea health fair. (Richmond Register photo by Crystal Wylie) Student-run health fairs are becoming more popular across Kentucky,...
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High-school health fair takes healthy messages to students
Dietitians Josie Crew and Heather Schierer staffed an exhibit on risks of sugary drinks. (Messenger photo by Melissa Mudd) More than 1,000 students participated in Meade County High School’s...
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Kentucky hospitals disagree on how to battle MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant and highly contagious bacteria that plagues them
Hospitals agree that precautions must be taken to fight the potentially deadly super bug MRSA, but they differ in their approaches, Laura Ungar reports for The Courier-Journal. Swab kits are...