Feb 16 Health Kentucky Gets Bump In Supply Of Vaccine Doses Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday that the federal government is increasing Kentucky’s supply of vaccine doses by nearly a third in the coming week. “Starting next week we’re getting another 29% increase in our supply. That’ll mean since this new administration took over they have increased our weekly amounts by 57%,” Beshear said. Beshear […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 16 Health Kentucky Gets Bump In Supply Of Vaccine Doses Corinne Boyer
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Feb 15 Health Kentucky Announces New Eviction Relief Fund Is Now Accepting Applications Kentuckians who need help paying rent and utilities during the pandemic can now apply for available funds online. Gov. Andy Beshear announced during a coronavirus briefing Monday that the commonwealth has received $297 million in federal coronavirus relief funds for eviction relief. “The healthy at home eviction relief fund follows earlier similar efforts to help […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 15 Health Kentucky Announces New Eviction Relief Fund Is Now Accepting Applications Corinne Boyer
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Feb 10 Health Addiction In The Pandemic: The $350M Effort To Heal Communities In Opioid Crisis The Madison County health department in Kentucky has kept its harm reduction program open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to continue its work against the other epidemic afflicting the region: the addiction crisis. Through the program, people can exchange needles, receive referrals for addiction treatment services, and get training to use the overdose-reversal drug Narcan. Laura […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 10 Health Addiction In The Pandemic: The $350M Effort To Heal Communities In Opioid Crisis Corinne Boyer
Feb 8 Health Addiction In The Pandemic: An Interview With White House Leader On Drug Control Policy When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released drug overdose death data last December, it warned about the impacts the ongoing pandemic has had on the addiction crisis. “The disruption to daily life due to the COVID-19 pandemic has hit those with substance use disorder hard,” CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said in a […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 8 Health Addiction In The Pandemic: An Interview With White House Leader On Drug Control Policy Corinne Boyer
Feb 5 Health Addiction In The Pandemic: Staying In Treatment While Staying COVID Safe Since 2012, the 2nd Chance Center for Addiction Treatment has served people in Lexington, Kentucky. The office sits on a busy street on the city’s north side. Similar to the heavy traffic that passes by, clients seeking treatment for substance and opioid use disorders steadily stream in and out of the building. But in 2020, […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 5 Health Addiction In The Pandemic: Staying In Treatment While Staying COVID Safe Corinne Boyer
Feb 4 Health Ohio Valley States Will Reap $45M From Opioid Suit Settlement With McKinsey Consulting Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia will collectively receive roughly $45 million as part of settlement agreements announced Thursday resolving lawsuits against consulting giant McKinsey & Company related to the opioid epidemic. States had sued McKinsey because the company had advised opioid medication makers and distributors for several years during the height of the opioid crisis. […] By Jeff Young Feb 4 Health Ohio Valley States Will Reap $45M From Opioid Suit Settlement With McKinsey Consulting Jeff Young