Organized sports provide about 20 minutes of real exercise per hour of activity; CDC says children should exercise an hour a day

Wikipedia By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News We live in a world where children are more likely to participate in organized sports and a...

Foundation's $3 million program is helping seven counties become healthier in several ways, independent evaluation says

A initiative focused on children's health is helping the  Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky   change community policies and environments...

School lunch rules relaxed: USDA delays lower salt limit, allows 1% milk, lets states exempt schools from whole-grain rule

Lunch at school in Henderson ( The Gleaner photo) Schools won't have to cut salt until 2020, and can serve 1 percent fat milk instead o...

Louisville schools, national school psychologists' group warn about Netflix miniseries on a fictional youth suicide

"A Netflix original miniseries that is getting a lot of attention throughout the country prompted Jefferson County Public Schools to s...

Louisville schools and national school psychologists' group warn parents about Netflix series on a fictional youth suicide

"A Netflix original miniseries that is getting a lot of attention throughout the country prompted Jefferson County Public Schools to ...

More health bills pass as legislative session ends; one would require doctor's OK to play student athletes after concussions

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Several more health-related legislation passed in the final two days of the General Assembly's s...

More than half of Kentuckians have a gun in the house,15% are loaded and unlocked; among those with children, 12%

More than half of Kentucky adults have a firearm in the home and 15 percent of those guns are loaded and unlocked, according to a the latest...

High-school students' research finds smokers are more likely to want to quit smoking after seeing their carbon monoxide levels

Taryn Kerley and Becca Calvert, Barren County High School seniors Cigarette smokers who saw their carbon monoxide levels rise after they smo...

Legislature passes bills to name caregivers, help smokers quit; could still pass dense-breast notice and student-concussion bills

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky lawmakers have passed bills this year to make sure someone knows how to ca...

Bill to make all Ky. schools tobacco-free is likely dead for this session; only 62 of the state's 173 school districts ban tobacco

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A bill that would ban tobacco use on school properties and at school events has al...

Immunizations are a hot topic in Frankfort; comment on updated regulation ends Tuesday; shots-for-college bill looks dead

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to require all college freshmen in Kentucky to be immunized before starting classes is likely...

Tobacco ban for public-school properties and activities heads to the House on 25-8 Senate vote

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The state Senate passed a bill Feb. 15 to ban the use of tobacco products and elect...