Hope is high for a House floor vote and passage of a statewide smoking ban, but the Senate remains doubtful

Hope is high for a House floor vote and passage of a statewide smoking ban, but the Senate remains doubtful

Unknown 6:51 AM agriculture, legislation, lobbying, lung cancer, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, state government; General Assembly

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A bill to ban smoking in public places and places of employment is headed to the H...

Regan Hunt, executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health, named national Consumer Health Advocate of the Year

Regan Hunt, executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health, named national Consumer Health Advocate of the Year

Unknown 1:15 PM awards, health care access, health reform, Kynect, lobbying, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Regan Hunt Regan Hunt, the executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health , has been named Consumer Health Advocate of the Year by  Famili...

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...

Chain restaurants, theaters, amusement parks and grocery delis must post calorie counts in a year, to fight obesity

Chain restaurants, theaters, amusement parks and grocery delis must post calorie counts in a year, to fight obesity

Unknown 2:00 PM Congress, fast food, food, health policy, health reform, lobbying, nutrition, obesity, public health, restaurants

McDonald's already posts calorie content on its menus In an effort to combat the country's obesity epidemic, the Food and Drug Admi...