FHK head Ben Chandler to retire December 31, current COO Allison Adams named next president
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky on Thursday announced Ben Chandler will retire as president and CEO of the nonprofit…
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Foundation for Healthy Kentucky President and CEO Ben Chandler appointed to Council on Foundations
Ben Chandler, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky president and CEO, has been appointed to the Council on Foundations’ 2024 Board…
Ben Chandler leads support for research into addiction treatment at opioid panel’s final hearing
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Twenty-three people spoke in favor of funding the development of an opioid-use disorder treatment…
KY ranks third lowest in nation for seniors’ health, well-being; access goes deeper than insurance
By Ben Chandler Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Having access to quality health…
Gov. Beshear announces state’s Medicaid program will expand to cover dental, vision, hearing services
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that beginning January 1, the state’s Medicaid program will be…
Ben Chandler: Kentucky senate must avoid making a difficult situation worse and vote ‘NO’ on HB7
These days Kentuckians are paying more for a lot of things… gas and grocery costs are skyrocketing. Families are carefully…
Ben Chandler: America’s Health Rankings provides look at Ky’s health challenges, but also its progress
As we move into another year, the discussion of New Year’s resolutions and the noble quest for doing some things…
Smoke-Free Tomorrow coalition holds rally (Moser, Schroder take part) aims to stop teen smoking
Amid signs that e-cigarette use, or “vaping,” has increased during the pandemic among some Kentucky teens, health advocates from across…
Ben Chandler: State’s poor health rankings are caution flag; don’t let virus keep you from doctor
A new state-by-state comparison of the nation’s health ranks Kentucky near the bottom in a variety of significant categories. Though…
Kentucky Equal Justice Center’s Rich Seckel wins 2020 Gil Friedell Memorial Health Policy Award
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has named Rich Seckel, director of the Kentucky Equal Justice Center (KEJC), the recipient…
Commentary: Kentucky’s fight against drug addiction must include help from criminal justice system
By Tim Robinson and Ben Chandler RECON KY At a moment when many people are finding it difficult to see…
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s new Coalition for Healthy Children issues call for new members
The Kentucky Coalition for Healthy Children, created to advocate for school-based policies and programs to improve the health of the…
Commentary: Raise Your Guard, Kentucky! Time to return to your preventive medical care
By Dale Toney, M.D., Jeff Reynolds, M.D., and Ben Chandler In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kentuckians…
SD1, UofL and Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky partner on groundbreaking COVID-19 tracking
Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky (SD1) has been working quietly with researchers at the University of Louisville’s Christina…
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky names Maysville native Allison Adams to senior policy post
Longtime Maysville area public health official Allison Adams will join the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky as vice president for…
Board of Elections adopts emergency administrative regulation to allow primary absentee voting by mail
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The State Board of Elections on Friday unanimously adopted an emergency administrative regulation that will…
Two statewide health advocacy groups asks public to help prevent spread of highly contagious COVID-19
Two statewide health advocacy organizations are urging Kentuckians to take state public health experts’ advice seriously to help prevent the…
Flu cases creep up for third week in a row; nine more Kentuckians have died from it; get a flu shot
Kentucky Health News Amid all the headlines about the novel coronavirus, health experts warn that there is a much more…
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky: Major gap in new FDA regulations governing flavored e-cigarettes
A partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes that went into effect nationwide last week has a major loophole that keeps kid-friendly…
Commentary: Three reasons why health advocates just won’t leave ‘vape’ retailers, makers alone
By Ben Chandler, Terry Brooks, Ed.D., Ashli Watts and Brent Wright, M.D. Manufacturers and retailers who sell Juul and…
Smoke-free advocates rally in Frankfort for measures to decrease soaring youth use of e-cigarettes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s Coalition for a Smoke-free Tomorrow rallied in Frankfort this week to call on…
Data from CDC shows 6.2 million youths now use tobacco products; 85 percent use e-cigarettes
NKyTribune staff Data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that 6.2 million middle and high…