At least 14 counties had vaccination rates in 2011-12 below level experts say is needed to protect kindergartners from measles

At least 14 counties had vaccination rates in 2011-12 below level experts say is needed to protect kindergartners from measles

Unknown 6:31 PM children, children's health, communicable disease, contagious diseases, data, immunizations, newspapers, public health, vaccinations

As concern about the spread of measles from lack of vaccination grows, many Kentucky counties probably have vaccination rates below the mini...

Scheduling lunch after recess, very unusual in elementaries, may lead to less food waste and better nutrition, study says

Scheduling lunch after recess, very unusual in elementaries, may lead to less food waste and better nutrition, study says

Unknown 10:36 AM children, children's health, education, food, nutrition, research, school lunch, schools, vegetables

Scheduling school lunch later in the day could help children to eat more nutritious foods and reduce food waste, according to a study at sev...

Study finds students with heavy fast-food diets have test scores about 20% lower than those who don't east fast food

Study finds students with heavy fast-food diets have test scores about 20% lower than those who don't east fast food

Unknown 8:50 AM childhood obesity, children, children's health, diet, education, fast food, nutrition, schools

Eating fast food may cause lower test scores in school, says a recent study of U.S. school children. The study, published online in the jour...

Spending bill allows schools that show 'hardship' to vary from requirement to serve 100 percent whole grains

Spending bill allows schools that show 'hardship' to vary from requirement to serve 100 percent whole grains

Unknown 8:43 PM child obesity, childhood obesity, children, children's health, Congress, exercise, food, nutrition, politics, school lunch

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The massive 2015 spending bill signed by President Obama Dec. 16 includes a provision to help school...

#ThanksMichelleObama: Students use social media to voice their unhappiness with revamped school lunches

#ThanksMichelleObama: Students use social media to voice their unhappiness with revamped school lunches

Unknown 11:15 AM child obesity, childhood obesity, children, nutrition, school lunch, youth

School kids around the country are tweeting pictures of their unappetizing school lunches and blaming the most prominent advocate for health...

Millions of children on Medicaid are missing free check-ups; Kentucky is a little below the national average

Millions of children on Medicaid are missing free check-ups; Kentucky is a little below the national average

Unknown 9:02 AM children, children's health, federal government, managed care, Medicaid, prevention, state government, wellness

Millions of low-income children across the country aren't getting free preventive exams and screenings guaranteed by Medicaid, and some ...

Early-childhood specialists want to help parents teach kids good oral-health habits; 40 percent have cavities by kindergarten

Early-childhood specialists want to help parents teach kids good oral-health habits; 40 percent have cavities by kindergarten

Unknown 11:17 AM children, children's health, dentistry, oral health

A recent report by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry showed that cavities are the most chronic disease for young children in the ...

Raw milk suspected as cause of bacterial infections among four children in Hardin County and one in Oldham County

Raw milk suspected as cause of bacterial infections among four children in Hardin County and one in Oldham County

Unknown 9:40 AM bacterial infections, children, children's health, food safety, prevention

Five children in the Louisville region were recently hospitalized with E. coli  bacterial infections, and all had consumed unpasteurized mil...

Lots of research has established that children with egg allergies can still get a flu shot; those with asthma especially should

Lots of research has established that children with egg allergies can still get a flu shot; those with asthma especially should

Unknown 9:04 PM allergies, asthma, children, immunizations, influenza, vaccinations

Flu season can start as early as October, and  children with egg allergies are now encouraged to get a flu shot, especially if they have ast...

Chickenpox outbreak reported at Crab Orchard

Chickenpox outbreak reported at Crab Orchard

Unknown 2:10 PM children, communicable disease, contagious diseases, school health

Five students at Crab Orchard Elementary School in Lincoln County have been diagnosed with chickenpox, putting the county school system on a...

Kids Count report says hard times in early childhood are more likely in Ky. than rest of U.S.; bad times have long-term effects

Kids Count report says hard times in early childhood are more likely in Ky. than rest of U.S.; bad times have long-term effects

Unknown 7:15 AM child abuse, children, children's health, education, foster care, health, poverty, pregnancy, smoking, survey

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One of every five children in Kentucky, by the time they are 5 years old, has experienced two or mor...

School nutrition beat keeps busy: Ketchup returns to Anderson County, more students eating at school in Allen County

School nutrition beat keeps busy: Ketchup returns to Anderson County, more students eating at school in Allen County

Unknown 4:51 PM breakfast, child obesity, children, children's health, nutrition, school lunch, schools

School meal programs continue to make news, as schools, students and parents adjust to the latest round of federal guidelines to combat chil...