Oct 13 Health New report shows national childhood obesity rates highest in Kentucky For the second year in a row, Kentucky has the highest rate of childhood obesity among kids ages 10-to-17 at 23.8%. That’s according to a new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released this week. Senior Program Officer Jamie Bussel said rates are too high across the country. “They’ve been exacerbated by COVID, and […] By Corinne Boyer Oct 13 Health New report shows national childhood obesity rates highest in Kentucky Corinne Boyer
Sep 27 Health Kentucky COVID-19 Cases See Slight Decline The latest COVID-19 surge in Kentucky has hit hospitals hard. Doctors from around the state have reported that capacity issues far exceed previous surges. But on Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear reported that cases have declined for three weeks. So have hospital rates. “Next one, we hope continues at this rate, that’s the inpatient census. That […] By Corinne Boyer Sep 27 Health Kentucky COVID-19 Cases See Slight Decline Corinne Boyer
Sep 24 Health Long Into The Pandemic, Ohio Valley Health Departments Aren’t Just Fighting COVID-19 The pandemic has swamped health departments. Since August, Ohio Valley health departments have been dealing with a massive surge in cases and that means more testing, contact tracing and phone calls. Although disease investigation is a core service of health departments, the pandemic has demanded a continual, robust response, placing strain on public health employees. […] By Corinne Boyer Sep 24 Health Long Into The Pandemic, Ohio Valley Health Departments Aren’t Just Fighting COVID-19 Corinne Boyer
Sep 20 Health Ohio Valley States Report More Than 100 Deaths Over Last Three Days Over the last three days, Kentucky has reported 88 deaths from COVID-19. That included multiple people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. The youngest deaths were of two 22-year-olds. Gov. Andy Beshear reported that 92% of COVID-19 hospitalizations are among people who are not vaccinated. “Think about the numbers we’ve had people in the hospital […] By Corinne Boyer Sep 20 Health Ohio Valley States Report More Than 100 Deaths Over Last Three Days Corinne Boyer
Sep 13 Health Gov. Beshear Says Kentucky Hospitals On The “Brink Of Collapse” Means More Death Kentucky’s COVID-19 situation continues to worsen and that’s putting a strain on hospitals and medical resources. On Tuesday, Kentucky’s top health official, Dr. Steven Stack, said new cases are higher than ever and that’s leading to a serious problem for hospitals. “And though you may not be in a hospital right now, our hospitals are […] By Corinne Boyer Sep 13 Health Gov. Beshear Says Kentucky Hospitals On The “Brink Of Collapse” Means More Death Corinne Boyer
Sep 10 Health Shouldering Coal’s Costs: Uncertain Future for Programs Addressing Coal Industry Health Impacts Bennett Quillen walks through a late August downpour check on his fall crop, and sees that his greasy beans are coming ripe. He learned how to farm from his father, and he’s determined to model environmental stewardship for his community. “I believe in taking care of the land,” Quillen says. “I want to leave the […] By Katie Myers Sep 10 Health Shouldering Coal’s Costs: Uncertain Future for Programs Addressing Coal Industry Health Impacts Katie Myers
Sep 3 Health More Ohio Valley Children Are Becoming Severely Sick With COVID-19. Pediatricians Are Worried About What Lies Ahead For nearly a year and a half, Kaja Lowe didn’t feel comfortable letting her kids out into the world. She took all the precautions. Early on in the pandemic, she would get groceries delivered to her car before spraying them down with disinfectant. Later, she made sure her family wore masks and sanitized their hands […] By Liam Niemeyer Sep 3 Health More Ohio Valley Children Are Becoming Severely Sick With COVID-19. Pediatricians Are Worried About What Lies Ahead Liam Niemeyer
Aug 30 Health Kentucky Has Another Record-Breaking Week Of COVID-19 Cases At a Monday briefing, Governor Beshear reported Kentucky had more cases of the virus last week than any other point of the pandemic. Beshear said hospitals are suffering. “Some COVID patients that are sick are being treated in their cars when there isn’t room for them inside the ER or in the hospital,” he said. […] By Corinne Boyer Aug 30 Health Kentucky Has Another Record-Breaking Week Of COVID-19 Cases Corinne Boyer
Aug 27 Health Recovery Through Employment: ARC Funding Makes Ohio Valley Programs Possible Jessica Stapleton was in the thralls of active addiction when she first heard of the Recovery to Work program. She had lost the trust of her family and custody of her six children. She credits the program with not only changing her life, but saving it as well. “It pretty much saved my life. I […] By Kaitlin Thorne Aug 27 Health Recovery Through Employment: ARC Funding Makes Ohio Valley Programs Possible Kaitlin Thorne