Researchers discuss physical activity as a way of maintaining or improving health; daily walking is still the best exercise

Researchers discuss physical activity as a way of maintaining or improving health; daily walking is still the best exercise

Unknown 5:31 PM child obesity, childhood obesity, children's health, diet, exercise, nutrition, physical activity, physical inactivity, research, schools

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Obesity worsens the damage that arthritis does to joints, but simply telling patients to go home and...

Beshear cites signs toward better health: kids are more active and getting more dental care; adults are getting more screenings

Beshear cites signs toward better health: kids are more active and getting more dental care; adults are getting more screenings

Unknown 4:18 PM childhood obesity, children's health, diabetes, exercise, health reform, Medicaid, obesity, physical inactivity, prevention, smoking, smoking bans, tobacco, walking

Kentucky Health News Kentucky is moving toward achieving the broad, ambitious goals for better health that Gov. Steve Beshear laid out when ...

Bardstown hospital sponsors monthly 'Walk With a Doc'

Bardstown hospital sponsors monthly 'Walk With a Doc'

Unknown 7:46 AM doctors, health literacy, hospitals, physical activity, physical inactivity, physicians

Here's an interesting idea to promote physical activity and maybe even health literacy: take a walk with your doctor. Flaget Memorial Ho...

Grant will fund Lexington signs, maps to encourage walking

Grant will fund Lexington signs, maps to encourage walking

Unknown 2:26 PM cities, exercise, grants, philanthropy, physical activity, physical inactivity, walking

A $182,000 grant will fund a pilot project in Lexington to encourage citizens to walk more, by erecting way-finding signs for pedestrians an...

Another study suggests that lack of walking and other physical activity damages blood vessels and causes many health issues

Another study suggests that lack of walking and other physical activity damages blood vessels and causes many health issues

Unknown 10:20 AM blood pressure, diabetes, exercise, heart disease, heart health, obesity, physical inactivity, research

If you are looking for a reason to commit to daily exercise in 2015, here are two: The U.S. surgeon general says most of us only exercise ab...

Kentucky drops two spots in America's Health Rankings, based on data since 2012 or earlier

Kentucky drops two spots in America's Health Rankings, based on data since 2012 or earlier

Unknown 7:24 PM diabetes, drug abuse, health rankings, obesity, physical inactivity, smoking

Kentucky dropped two spots in the 25th annual America's Health Rankings report this year and finds itself once again as one of the bott...