Health News
- Poll In Fall Found More Kentuckians Reporting Health Coverage Through Employers, Fewer Saying They're On Public Insurance
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News More Kentuckians had health insurance through their employer last year than the year before, and fewer were on public insurance, according to a statewide poll taken last fall. Both results reversed trends the poll had...
- Newspapers Large And Small Inform Readers (and Even Non-subscribers) About The Complexities Of Health-care Reform
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues In about two months, states and the federal government will open online marketplaces for health insurance, which will also offer subsidies based on income and the opportunity...
- Rural Newspapers Have Power To Influence People's Health, But Few Health Articles Are Being Published In Kentucky, Study Finds
By Tara KaprowyKentucky Health News Though studies suggest that newspapers can influence people's decisions about their health and can even lead to public-policy changes, for the most part Kentucky's rural newspaper editors are publishing very...
- Weekly Newspaper In Adair County Does A Special Section On Health And Sends It To Everyone In The County
Special sections on health are good for community newspapers and their readers. Health-care providers have money for advertising in such sections, and a section focused on health can have more impact on readers than individual, occasional stories. Based...
- Welcome To Kentucky Health News
Welcome to Kentucky Health News, a web log about events, trends, issues and ideas about health care and health in Kentucky, published by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues in the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the...
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Appalachian Ky. newspapers emphasized political voices in coverage of Obamacare in 2 months before exchange opened
Newspaper readers in Appalachian Kentucky rarely had the opportunity to read factual, impartial information about health-care reform in the two months before the new health-insurance system opened for enrollment.
That is among the preliminary findings of an ongoing study by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, part of the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the University of Kentucky and publisher of Kentucky Health News. The research found that coverage was dominated by opinions of public officials, largely those opposed to the law.
The research examined most newspapers in one of the unhealthiest and poorest regions of the country to see how well they were preparing their communities for a huge change in the health-insurance system. For the story by UK student Justin Richter, click here.
That is among the preliminary findings of an ongoing study by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, part of the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the University of Kentucky and publisher of Kentucky Health News. The research found that coverage was dominated by opinions of public officials, largely those opposed to the law.
The research examined most newspapers in one of the unhealthiest and poorest regions of the country to see how well they were preparing their communities for a huge change in the health-insurance system. For the story by UK student Justin Richter, click here.
- Poll In Fall Found More Kentuckians Reporting Health Coverage Through Employers, Fewer Saying They're On Public Insurance
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News More Kentuckians had health insurance through their employer last year than the year before, and fewer were on public insurance, according to a statewide poll taken last fall. Both results reversed trends the poll had...
- Newspapers Large And Small Inform Readers (and Even Non-subscribers) About The Complexities Of Health-care Reform
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues In about two months, states and the federal government will open online marketplaces for health insurance, which will also offer subsidies based on income and the opportunity...
- Rural Newspapers Have Power To Influence People's Health, But Few Health Articles Are Being Published In Kentucky, Study Finds
By Tara KaprowyKentucky Health News Though studies suggest that newspapers can influence people's decisions about their health and can even lead to public-policy changes, for the most part Kentucky's rural newspaper editors are publishing very...
- Weekly Newspaper In Adair County Does A Special Section On Health And Sends It To Everyone In The County
Special sections on health are good for community newspapers and their readers. Health-care providers have money for advertising in such sections, and a section focused on health can have more impact on readers than individual, occasional stories. Based...
- Welcome To Kentucky Health News
Welcome to Kentucky Health News, a web log about events, trends, issues and ideas about health care and health in Kentucky, published by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues in the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the...