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Community health workers help Kentuckians deal with the multitude of obstacles between them and better health

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News BEATTYVILLE, Ky. – Fannie Callahan, a 62-year-old woman from Lee County, worked at the local nursing...
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Annual study of Ky. kids' well-being looks at role of race, income and location; includes lots of county-level data, graphics maker

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The annual Kentucky Kids Count report has measured the overall well-being of Kentucky's children...
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Feds give UK $19.8 million second-round grant to bring health research into communities in Kentucky and Central Appalachia

By Al Cross and Traci Thomas Kentucky Health News A four-year, $19.8 million research grant to the University of Kentucky will bring better...
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Health commissioner leaves political correctness at the door, talks about getting governor to back anti-smoking measures

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. - State health officials didn't shy away from saying that smoking was one of Kent...
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UK center promotes at-home test for colorectal cancer, reports on efforts to get young women vaccinated for cervical cancer

More people in Appalachian Kentucky die from colorectal cancer than in any other region of the state. A screening project of the Rural Cance...
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Cancer, and death from it, rose in rural Appalachia from 1969 to 2011; Appalachian Kentucky's cancer-death rate was 36% higher

Appalachian Regional Commission  service area From 1969 to 2011 the cancer death rate in rural Appalachia went from the nation's lowest ...
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Pikeville Medical Center hires 3,000th employee

Pikeville Medical Center (Photo: sourcelync.net) Pikeville Medical Center  said it reached a milestone Monday when it welcomed its 3,000th e...
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Appalachian Health Hack-a-thon has innovative solutions around obesity, diabetes and substance abuse; many from students

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News SOMERSET, Ky. – In just three days' time, 160 people came up with 19 innovative solutions to thr...
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