Kentucky is one of three states to get Walmart Foundation money to expand farm-to-school programs

Kentucky is one of three states to get Walmart Foundation money to expand farm-to-school programs

Unknown 9:50 AM education, farm to school, philanthropy, schools, state government

Kentucky will use money from  The Walmart Foundation  to partner with the  National Farm to School Network  to expand efforts to get more lo...

Casey County High School, which will be smoke-free next year, curbs smoking by locking the restrooms most used by smokers

Casey County High School, which will be smoke-free next year, curbs smoking by locking the restrooms most used by smokers

Unknown 5:52 PM education, schools, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention

For two weeks in February, Casey County High School students who wanted to smoke in one of the restrooms were unable to do so because they ...

Students in poor Louisville neighborhoods learn healthful behaviors in Farm to Family Initiative

Students in poor Louisville neighborhoods learn healthful behaviors in Farm to Family Initiative

Unknown 7:56 PM agriculture, education, farm to school, food, hospitals, nutrition, philanthropy, schools

A program to fight childhood obesity and foster healthy habits in Louisville’s under-served youth has seen positive results since its launch...

Newport school board's smoking ban, which includes e-cigarettes, would be 38th among 173 Kentucky school districts

Newport school board's smoking ban, which includes e-cigarettes, would be 38th among 173 Kentucky school districts

Unknown 5:11 PM e-cigarettes, education, electronic cigarettes, schools, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, tobacco, tobacco prevention

The Newport Independent Board of Education  passed the first reading of a proposed smoking ban Wednesday, Jan. 28 after adding electronic ci...

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...

Casey joins Adair and Russell as longtime tobacco counties where schools are going tobacco-free; Clinton defers action

Casey joins Adair and Russell as longtime tobacco counties where schools are going tobacco-free; Clinton defers action

Unknown 7:28 AM education, schools, smoking, smoking bans, tobacco

The schools in another longtime tobacco county in Southern Kentucky are going tobacco-free. With only one member in opposition, the Casey Co...

As Ky.'s teen-birth rank rises, mother objects to Casey Co. child-development class's baby shower for five pregnant students

As Ky.'s teen-birth rank rises, mother objects to Casey Co. child-development class's baby shower for five pregnant students

Unknown 10:12 AM education, pregnancy, schools, student health, teenagers, teens, youth

Kentucky's ranking for births to females aged 15 to 19 is going up, and five students at Casey County High School are pregnant. A joint ...

Kentucky schools teach nutrition with hands-on-learning

Kentucky schools teach nutrition with hands-on-learning

Unknown 12:50 PM children's health, education, health education, nutrition, schools

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 ...

Carroll County schools will make campuses tobacco-free in 2015, even including outdoor sporting events

Carroll County schools will make campuses tobacco-free in 2015, even including outdoor sporting events

Unknown 7:57 PM education, electronic cigarettes, schools, smoking, smoking bans, smoking cessation, tobacco

The schools in Carroll County, once one of Kentucky's tobacco strongholds, have begun preparing students, parents, teachers and football...

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...

Study shows students, especially those with ADHD, have improved academic performance after they exercise

Study shows students, especially those with ADHD, have improved academic performance after they exercise

Unknown 11:28 AM ADHD, attention deficit, education, exercise, research, schools

Children do better in school when they aren't forced to sit still all day, especially those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorde...