A initiative focused on children's health is helping the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky change community policies and environments...
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Evaluation of Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky's 6-year public-policy initiative offers lessons for other health philanthropies
An independent evaluation of a six-year Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky initiative offered some useful lessons that can be applied to ot...
Friday, April 21, 2017
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
health education
obamacare
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Free webinar on impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Kentucky scheduled for Thursday, April 27
(Image from NeighborWorks.org ) The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky will offer a free webinar, "Impacts of Implementation of the Aff...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky,
health education,
obamacare,
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
behavioral health
depression
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
mental health
poll
Poll: Almost half of Ky. adults know someone who is depressed, and 30 percent say they don't know where to call for treatment
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Nearly half of Kentucky adults know someone who has a serious problem with depression, and most say ...
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
drug abuse
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
hepatitis c
HIV
needle exchange
poll
polls
syringe exchanges
About half of Kentucky adults support syringe exchanges, meant to decrease the risk of outbreaks of HIV and hepatitis C
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More Kentucky adults favor syringe exchanges than oppose them, and the more they know about them, th...
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drug abuse,
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky,
hepatitis c,
HIV,
needle exchange,
poll,
polls,
syringe exchanges
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
built environment
exercise
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
health status
income
physical activity
physical inactivity
poll
Better-off Kentuckians exercise more; foundation CEO says policymakers can help increase access to exercise venues
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health status and income matter when it comes to being physically active. Kentucky adults who report...
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built environment,
exercise,
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky,
health status,
income,
physical activity,
physical inactivity,
poll
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
health care access
health insurance
health outcomes
insurance
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
research
Though more have insurance and can see a doctor, Ky. shows little gain on health outcomes; Chandler says that takes time
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The percentage of Kentuckians without health insurance has dropped by more than half since the imple...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky,
health care access,
health insurance,
health outcomes,
insurance,
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
research
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
health insurance
smokeless tobacco
smoking
smoking cessation
state government; General Assembly
tobacco
Bill passes to decrease smoking; one doesn't; lawmakers set to pass resolution for feds to ditch plan to limit tobacco carcinogen
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Smoke-free advocates would say that this legislative session's record is 1-2. T...
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky,
health insurance,
smokeless tobacco,
smoking,
smoking cessation,
state government; General Assembly,
tobacco
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