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As Kentucky is dealing with a whooping cough outbreak, health officials say it comes during a decline in childhood vaccinations.

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has recorded 139 cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, as of the beginning of this year. Most cases have been found in school-aged children.

Health officials in eastern Kentucky say access to naloxone has improved throughout the past couple years, in part because of state and federal programs that support local health departments and emergency services.

Residents of eastern Kentucky often have trouble finding affordable or accessible healthcare. Mobile clinics are one way to bridge that gap.

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department confirmed seven new cases of pertussis around the city Tuesday morning on social media.

The event is being organized for Stop The Bleed Day, a national event that organizes hands-on simulations. Those exercises help participants learn how to control severe bleeding.

An outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been declared by the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department after nine confirmed cases since late last month.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say hearing loss is the third most common chronic disease in the U.S. It affects more than 700,000 Kentuckians.

The acquisition would expand UK Healthcare’s footprint in the Commonwealth’s northeast region.

The University of Kentucky’s Center for Smoke-Free Policy and the Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program hosted a conference this week to discuss disparities in state tobacco control.