Ten-county Lake Cumberland District Health Department is the latest to ask schools to foot more of the bill for school nurses

Ten-county Lake Cumberland District Health Department is the latest to ask schools to foot more of the bill for school nurses

Unknown 8:50 AM children's health, county health departments, health departments, school nurses

The Lake Cumberland District Health Department told school districts in its 10-county area in December that it would no longer be able to p...

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky lists 2014 grants

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky lists 2014 grants

Unknown 3:21 PM children's health, county health departments, foundations, health journalism, lobbying, managed care, Medicaid, philanthropy, polls

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has provided more than $1.3 million in 2014 for community programs, polling and policy initiatives to...

Kentucky has a statewide outbreak of whooping cough, perhaps because the child-immunization rate is declining

Kentucky has a statewide outbreak of whooping cough, perhaps because the child-immunization rate is declining

Unknown 10:41 AM county health departments, pertussis, public health, vaccinations, whooping cough

Kentucky is having a statewide outbreak of pertussis, also called whooping cough, Jennifer Wohlleb reports  for the Kentucky School Advocate...

Kentucky's health departments are working on changes, to adapt to changing times

Kentucky's health departments are working on changes, to adapt to changing times

Unknown 3:01 PM county health departments, health departments

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health departments across Kentucky come in all shapes and sizes, and typically work independently fr...

Lexington is considering whether to add electronic cigarettes to its anti-smoking ordinance

Lexington is considering whether to add electronic cigarettes to its anti-smoking ordinance

Unknown 10:14 AM county health departments, electronic cigarettes, local government, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, smoking cessation

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council will discuss whether to expand its smoking ban to include electronic cigarettes, possibly as earl...

Appalachian Kentucky has much of what it needs to improve its poor health status, key federal officials agree

Appalachian Kentucky has much of what it needs to improve its poor health status, key federal officials agree

Unknown 7:16 PM Appalachia, child obesity, childhood obesity, county health departments, exercise, health status, heart disease, heart health, hospitals, obesity, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Appalachian Kentucky has the enthusiasm, creativity, people and facilities needed to greatly improve its di...