Tennessee churches encourage healthier living

Tennessee churches encourage healthier living

Unknown 7:28 PM churches, politics, public health, religion, rural health, walking

Sulphur Wells Church of Christ  in Henry County, Tennessee, a few miles away from Paris, Ky., is challenging people to eat and think healthi...

UK gets $2.5 million for rural child poverty nutrition center

UK gets $2.5 million for rural child poverty nutrition center

Unknown 1:21 PM hunger, nutrition, rural health, rural-urban disparities, University of Kentucky, USDA

L-R: Nancy Cox, dean of UK's College of Agriculture, Food and Environment; Secy. Tom Vilsack; Gov. Steve Beshear. Kentucky Health News A...

Beshear says Ky. rural hospitals 'have a positive cash flow' but he can't prove it; industry says it sees 'some improvement'

Beshear says Ky. rural hospitals 'have a positive cash flow' but he can't prove it; industry says it sees 'some improvement'

Unknown 11:07 AM governor, health insurance, health reform, managed care, Medicaid, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, rural health, rural hospitals, rural medicine, rural-urban disparities, state government

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Gov. Steve Beshear says Kentucky's rural hospitals are profitable again, thanks to hi...

Health care changes are driven by more than reform law; Beshear says patients need rewards for changing their behavior

Health care changes are driven by more than reform law; Beshear says patients need rewards for changing their behavior

Unknown 12:39 PM health insurance, health reform, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, rural health, rural medicine, state government

"Your doctor's visits might get longer, you deductibles probably will be higher and you might be paying cash to be treated at a Wa...

Researchers blame Walmart, other bulk suppliers for part of obesity epidemic

Researchers blame Walmart, other bulk suppliers for part of obesity epidemic

Unknown 6:54 AM food, health, obesity, rural health, rural-urban disparities, Wal-Mart

Part of the rise of obesity in America can be linked to the availability of cheap food sold in bulk from warehouse stores like Walmart , say...

Officials of hospitals and state government to discuss future of Ky. health care at Jan. 29 'summit' In Frankfort

Officials of hospitals and state government to discuss future of Ky. health care at Jan. 29 'summit' In Frankfort

Unknown 9:46 AM health reform, hospitals, rural health, rural-urban disparities, state government

State government and the Kentucky Hospital Association will co-host a summit for hospital CEOs, hospital board members and other elected of...

Ernie Scott, Kentucky rural health leader, gets national award

Ernie Scott, Kentucky rural health leader, gets national award

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Ernie Scott, director of the Kentucky Office of Rural Health , has received the 2014 Emerging Leader Award from the National Organization of...

National Rural Health Day is Thursday, Nov. 20

National Rural Health Day is Thursday, Nov. 20

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The Kentucky Rural Health Association will participate in National Rural Health Day, held on the third Thursday in each November, to spread ...

Collaboration, telemedicine save lives in rural Kentucky

Collaboration, telemedicine save lives in rural Kentucky

Unknown 7:07 AM Appalachia, rural health, telemedicine

Many rural women in Appalachia can now have their babies closer to home thanks to a partnership between Appalachian Regional HealthCare and...

Rural Ky. hospitals make sure they are ready for Ebola

Rural Ky. hospitals make sure they are ready for Ebola

Unknown 8:38 PM hospitals, infections, rural health

Rural hospitals in Kentucky are making sure they are prepared in the event they get a patient with the Ebola virus, Bill Estep  reports  for...

Nine hospitals in Kentucky get maximum Medicare penalty for readmissions; they blame socioeconomic factors

Nine hospitals in Kentucky get maximum Medicare penalty for readmissions; they blame socioeconomic factors

Unknown 1:12 PM Appalachia, hospitals, Medicare, rural health

Article updated 10/20/2014 Nine hospitals in Kentucky, eight of them in Appalachia, have been hit with the highest penalty possible by Medic...

2014 Kentucky Rural Health Day observance includes a photography contest; submissions are due by Nov. 7

2014 Kentucky Rural Health Day observance includes a photography contest; submissions are due by Nov. 7

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Part of the 2014 Kentucky Rural Health Day celebration this year is the "Bridges to Rural Health" Photo Contest. Participants are ...

Ky. Rural Health Assn. gives UK's James Norton the Dan Martin Award for Lifetime Contributions to Rural Health

Ky. Rural Health Assn. gives UK's James Norton the Dan Martin Award for Lifetime Contributions to Rural Health

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James Norton of the University of Kentucky is this year's recipient of the Dan Martin Award for Lifelong Contributions to Rural Health...

Free-standing emergency departments could be the solution to keeping hospital services in rural areas

Free-standing emergency departments could be the solution to keeping hospital services in rural areas

Unknown 8:44 AM critical access hospitals, emergency medical service, health reform, hospitals, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, rural health, rural-urban disparities

The tribulations of rural hospitals in Georgia, and the response, could signal a new direction for saving such facilities. Four rural hospit...

Edelen says rural hospitals are top issue for rural U.S. and rural Kentucky; says some pols in state want to give up on rural Ky.

Edelen says rural hospitals are top issue for rural U.S. and rural Kentucky; says some pols in state want to give up on rural Ky.

Unknown 4:33 PM Affordable Care Act, critical access hospitals, health care access, health care reform, hospitals, insurance coverage, rural health

By Molly Burchett and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – State Auditor Adam Edelen has finished his series of town-ha...

Public hearing to be held in Bowling Green Sept .19 to discuss fiscal health of Kentucky's rural hospitals

Public hearing to be held in Bowling Green Sept .19 to discuss fiscal health of Kentucky's rural hospitals

Unknown 8:15 PM hospitals, rural health, state government

On Sept. 19 in Bowling Green, state Auditor of Public Accounts Adam Edelen will hold the last of 11 public hearings, which have been held ac...

Depression should not be a taboo subject; rural Kentucky news editor details writes about her victory over it

Depression should not be a taboo subject; rural Kentucky news editor details writes about her victory over it

Unknown 1:02 PM community journalism, depression, health, mental health, rural health, suicide

By Tim Mandell Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Depression is a subject people often shy away from discussing, but a larg...