KDPH announces Dr. John Langefeld to assume role as Kentucky’s commissioner of public health July 1
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) this week announced Dr. John Langefeld will succeed Dr. Steven Stack as Kentucky’s…
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KY Department of Public Health reports death of NKY resident from rabies, state’s first case since 1996
Kentucky health officials on Friday announced a human death from rabies in a Northern Kentucky resident. The source of the…
COVID-19 having ‘summer surge’ in Kentucky; 38 states show increasing number of cases
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today According to data from the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH), COVID-19 cases are increasing…
Whooping cough cases continue to rise across Kentucky; ten cases now confirmed in NKY
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Fayette County continues to experience a whooping cough outbreak, part of a statewide year-to-year…
Flu shots limit infection rates, which are still elevated in Kentucky; reduce your risk
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Department for Public Health still considers hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses high and…
Kentucky communities address Adverse Childhood Experiences to prevent substance-use disorders
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Communities across the Commonwealth want to minimize traumatic experiences for the state’s youngest residents…
Latest COVID-19 report brings encouraging news, with all metrics declining for the week
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today There was some encouraging news in the weekly COVID-19 report released by the Kentucky Department…
Latest Department for Public health report shows flu cases continue to decline across Kentucky
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today This is normally the heart of the influenza season in Kentucky, but after seeing an…
Weekly COVID-19 report shows decline in cases, deaths, hospitalizations, and positivity rate
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today There was plenty of encouraging news in the weekly COVID-19 report issued on Monday, as…
KY records rise in COVID-19 cases, deaths over past week, decrease in hospitalizations, positivity rate
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky saw an increase in new cases as well as deaths due to COVID-19 over…
After early spike, latest report shows Kentucky flu cases have declined over the past month
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today This is the heart of the influenza season in Kentucky, but after seeing an early…
Kentucky flu levels listed as ‘widespread’ for 10th consecutive week; 8th pediatric flu death confirmed
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky is currently reporting the state influenza activity level as “widespread” for the 10th consecutive…
Kentucky COVID numbers up and down in latest Department for Public Health weekly report
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today It was another week of mixed results in the weekly COVID-19 report released on Monday…
Mixed results in weekly state Department for Public Health COVID report; cases rise
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today There were mixed results in the weekly COVID-19 report released on Monday by the Kentucky…
Latest COVID report shows mixed bag; Boone, Kenton Counties among those with highest cases
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The latest weekly COVID-19 report the Kentucky Department for Public Health is a mixed bag,…
Weekly COVID report shows numbers across Kentucky continue to trend in positive direction
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The weekly COVID Community Level map released by the Kentucky Department for Public Health based…
Ky. Department for Public Health accepting student entries for 2021-2022 radon poster and video contest
By Audrie Lamb Kentucky Teacher The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) is inviting students to participate in the 2012-2022…
Long into the pandemic, the region’s health departments aren’t just battling COVID-19
By Corrine Boyer Ohio Valley Resource The pandemic has swamped health departments. Since August, Ohio Valley health departments have been…
State reaches half-million mark for COVID-19 cases; number of Kyians in hospital continues to rise
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky has now reached the half-million mark in COVID-19 cases, according to information released by…
Kentuckians encouraged to get vaccinated as highly-contagious COVID delta variant spreads across state
Gov. Andy Beshear and Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, provided an update Monday on…
As Kentuckians return to pools and waterways this holiday weekend, state offers tips to stay healthy
With summer approaching, the Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) and the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s (KDPH) Environmental Public Health…
Gov. Beshear reports 3,784 cases, 29 deaths; stay safe over New Year’s — no large gatherings
Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on COVID-19 case information and encouraged safe and small New Year’s celebrations, ideally with just…