Oct 10 Health Report Ranks Ohio Valley High In Childhood Obesity Amid Cuts In SNAP Benefits A report released Thursday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds nearly 323,000 children are obese in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio. Obesity rates among the region’s children remain some of the highest in the nation. West Virginia has the nation’s second-highest rate of obese children, Kentucky third, and Ohio tenth. Mississippi has the highest […] By Mary Meehan Oct 10 Health Report Ranks Ohio Valley High In Childhood Obesity Amid Cuts In SNAP Benefits Mary Meehan
Jun 4 Health Hit Hard By Opioids, West Virginia Hoping Athletics Can Be A Game Changer In Addiction West Virginia officials say the state’s passion for sports can be used to influence young people to learn about opioid use disorder and help prevent the next generation from entering the epidemic. That’s according to the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission, which on Tuesday announced the upcoming WVSSAC-MVB Bank Opioid Awareness Summit. The […] By Aaron Payne Jun 4 Health Hit Hard By Opioids, West Virginia Hoping Athletics Can Be A Game Changer In Addiction Aaron Payne
Jul 6 Agriculture Kids First: Teachers Put Immigration Politics Aside To Focus On Migrant Students “Be brave, have fun,” Jennie Boggess instructs as she leads a room full of young students at Camp Curiosity, hosted by the Daviess County, Kentucky, Public Schools. Boggess is the development director for the Owensboro Dance Theatre and today she is preparing students for a finale performance to cap the four-week summer camp. “The idea […] By Nicole Erwin Jul 6 Agriculture Kids First: Teachers Put Immigration Politics Aside To Focus On Migrant Students Nicole Erwin
Mar 17 Health Halting Traffic: Truckers, Survivors, Fighting Human Trafficking Note: Some readers may find this subject matter disturbing. When Beth Jacobs was 16 years old, she needed a ride home. She had missed her bus after work again after promising her father she was responsible enough not to make it a habit. She asked a man she thought was a friend to give her […] By Nicole Erwin Mar 17 Health Halting Traffic: Truckers, Survivors, Fighting Human Trafficking Nicole Erwin