Report shows Kentucky had second highest increase in deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide in 2020
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In the first year of the pandemic, the United States experienced the highest-ever combined…
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New report shows highest ever rate of deaths due to drugs, alcohol, and suicide during COVID pandemic
Deaths associated with alcohol, drugs, and suicide took the lives of 186,763 Americans in 2020, a 20 percent one year…
Report offers 13 health policies known to improve a state’s health; Kentucky only does six
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Improving a state’s health outcomes and lowering healthcare costs often has less to do…
National report on state of obesity has bad news for KY; we’re in unhealthy top 10 for adults, children
Staff report The Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state…