Kentucky uninsured rate drops to 7.5 percent, lower than national average, eight surrounding states
More Kentuckians are gaining health insurance coverage, a trend that has continued since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented…
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Health Issues Poll shows two in ten Kentuckians delay or go without medical care due to costs
Even with health insurance, medical care can be expensive. According to information released by Interact for Health and the Foundation…
Poll: Large majority of Kentuckians want schools to be tobacco free, but less than a third comply
An overwhelming majority of Kentucky adults, 85 percent, want schools to be tobacco-free, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues…
Latest KHIP poll: Health insurance is important factor in Kentuckians’ ability to get needed health care
Having health insurance is an important factor in being able to get needed health care. According to information released today…
Statewide poll shows most Kentucky adults favor raising minimum age to 21 for tobacco purchases
According to a new poll by Interact for Health and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, most Kentucky adults (60…
Foundation for Healthy Kentucky awards $1.6 million in grants, including one to Grant County
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky invested more than $1.6 million in 2015 with community-based organizations, health-care providers, universities and…
Health Issues Poll shows most Kentuckians favor increasing minimum wage to $10.10 an hour
According to information released by Interact for Health and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, nearly 7 in 10 Kentucky…
Kentucky still in bottom of national health ranking but is among states showing greatest improvements
By Melissa Patrick Special to KyForward Kentucky remains in the bottom fourth of a states’ health ranking released Dec. 8,…
Study: Talking to teens (especially girls) about sex can lead to safer behavior; here are some tips
As uncomfortable as it may be to talk about safe sex with a teenager, it can have a positive impact,…
Myths about the common cold abound; truth is, chicken soup can help, hand-washing is still best
Cold and flu season is here, and the lack of a cure for the common cold has helped sustain much…
Poll: Kentuckians want next governor, legislature to work on reducing health costs, improving health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Reducing the costs of health care and improving the state’s health are two of…
Over-prescription of pain killers is solvable, but solutions aren’t ‘sexy,’ chronic pain is rampant
By Melissa Patrick Special to KyForward The director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Dr. Nora Volkow, told a…
Health Issues Poll shows NKyians’ views; majority favor statewide smoking ban, report good health
The Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP), conducted by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Cincinnati’s Interact for Health, provides…
Half of Kentucky’s working-age adults have insurance through employers, up from 2012
Half of Kentucky’s working-age adults now get health insurance through their employers, up from 37 percent two years ago, reversing…
‘Healthy Futures’ projects reach patients in more than 90 Kentucky counties
Funding from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, federal Social Innovation Fund and local entities have aided in the launch…