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A new poll shows a significant drop in the number of Kentucky adults who say they’ve been prescribed pain pills.The Kentucky Health Issues Poll says…
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The CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has a mixed reaction to the just approved cigarette tax increase in Frankfort. Ben Chandler and other…
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Both Lexington’s city run baseball fields and Whitaker Bank Ballpark, home of the Lexington Legends, are now tobacco free. The announcement came this…
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State CapitolAnother weekly news conference on a proposed dollar increase in the state’s cigarette tax was held Thursday at the state capitol. The Foundation for a…
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Kentucky has made some progress in improving the health of its citizens. The proof is found in some recent national ratings.Kentucky moved up three spots…
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Hundreds of kids scurrying to buses are oblivious to a sign above them declaring Bourbon County High School “100 percent Tobacco Free.” But upstairs in…
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More than two dozen health organizations are promoting the physical benefits found soon after quitting smoking. They did so Wednesday in announcing the…
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'Dreamland' Author Sam Quinones Addresses Opioid Crisis at Health Policy ForumParticipants at Monday’s Health Policy Forum in Lexington heard a message about combating opioid addiction from journalist Sam Quinones. The Los Angeles…
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The president of a Kentucky health advocacy organization says it’s a time of transition for his agency. The CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky…
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Health advocates are stressing the importance of a healthy community as a way to help spur on economic growth. That connection was discussed at a health…