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143 groups in state working to improve health, directory lists
A directory that lists all the local groups working on health-related issues in the state has been released by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. It identifies 143 groups ? at least one impacting each county ? and lists the primary contact person at each location.
"These are local residents working on solutions to health issues in their cities and towns," said Susan Zepeda, CEO of the foundation. "As these groups work to make their community a healthier place to live, work, study and play, they are improving the overall health of our state."
Whether in the form of coalitions, collectives, consortia, associations or networks, the groups are working to improve the health of their communities. Some are looking at ways to increase access to healthy food and physical activity, others are planning screenings and education for people with chronic diseases like diabetes, and others are working toward getting smoke-free ordinances passed.
The directory can be viewed by clicking here. It will be updated periodically.
"These are local residents working on solutions to health issues in their cities and towns," said Susan Zepeda, CEO of the foundation. "As these groups work to make their community a healthier place to live, work, study and play, they are improving the overall health of our state."
Whether in the form of coalitions, collectives, consortia, associations or networks, the groups are working to improve the health of their communities. Some are looking at ways to increase access to healthy food and physical activity, others are planning screenings and education for people with chronic diseases like diabetes, and others are working toward getting smoke-free ordinances passed.
The directory can be viewed by clicking here. It will be updated periodically.
- Experts Suggest Ways To Win Public-policy Changes To Fight Obesity
Though the obesity epidemic shows signs of stabilizing, it still carries national security risks?negatively affecting education, agriculture and transportation?and public policy change can incredibly important in reducing obesity, Richard Hamburg, deputy...
- Foundation For A Healthy Kentucky Reports Its 2013 Grants
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky invested just over $2 million in 2013 on programs, research and initiatives designed to inform and promote better health policy in Kentucky, it said in a news release Tuesday. It said the grants went to community-based...
- Every Kentucky County Has A Local Group Working On Health Issues, Foundation Finds In Compiling Health Coalitions Directory
For the first time, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has documented that every Kentucky county has a local group working on health issues. All 120 counties are listed in the Kentucky Health Coalitions Directory, which includes 208 groups. Last year?s...
- Statewide Forum On Community Efforts To Promote Children's Health Will Be Held In Northern Kentucky Monday, Sept. 16
"The goal is simple, the challenge difficult ? how to ensure that the current generation of children in Kentucky grows up healthier than their parents. A free one-day conference coming up in Erlanger will attempt to draw engaged civic leaders into that...
- Seven Ky. Communities Get Grants To Reduce Risks For Chronic Diseases Among Children And 'invest In Kentucky's Future'
Seven diverse Kentucky communities are getting money to reduce the risk of chronic disease among Kentucky's youth. The initial grants announced Thursday are part of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky's new Investing in Kentucky?s...