Harrodsburg Herald, a weekly newspaper, does three-part series on tobacco issues in Mercer County and statewide

Harrodsburg Herald, a weekly newspaper, does three-part series on tobacco issues in Mercer County and statewide

Unknown 8:32 PM community journalism, health journalism, journalism, newspapers, rural journalism, smoking bans, tobacco, tobacco prevention

In a state where more than one of every four adults smoke, tobacco is an issue in every county, but it's rare for weekly newspapers to t...

Are nutrition rules for schools and day-care centers too much regulation, or steps in the right direction, toward better health?

Are nutrition rules for schools and day-care centers too much regulation, or steps in the right direction, toward better health?

Unknown 4:50 PM child care, childhood obesity, chronic disease, community journalism, health journalism, journalism, newspapers, nutrition, obesity, school lunch, schools

Commentary by Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Paducah Sun' s editorial on Jan. 20 said the Obama administration has oversteppe...

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...

In a report for PBS, KET's Renee Shaw looks at the influence of health-care reform on the U.S. Senate race

In a report for PBS, KET's Renee Shaw looks at the influence of health-care reform on the U.S. Senate race

Unknown 9:45 PM Barack Obama, health journalism, heath reform, insurance exchange, obamacare

Kentucky is a state "where both the economy and health care poll as high issues and where the state’s exchange under the health care ...

How contagious is ebola? Not very, experts say

How contagious is ebola? Not very, experts say

Unknown 9:56 AM contagious diseases, diseases, health journalism, public health

This story was updated Monday, Oct. 13 Several days ago, Thomas Eric Duncan died from ebola after arriving in Dallas from Liberia. He didn...

Medicare ratings for nursing homes rely heavily on self-reported data; recent inspection data are available elsewhere

Medicare ratings for nursing homes rely heavily on self-reported data; recent inspection data are available elsewhere

Unknown 11:22 AM health journalism, journalism, Medicare, nursing homes, open government, open records

Next time you look at Medicare's ratings for nursing homes, be aware that most of the information used to make the ranking is based on s...