Health News
- Ky. Rural Health Association Meets In Bowling Green Sept. 17-18; Major Candidates For Governor Will Speak Back To Back
The Kentucky Rural Health Association's annual conference will be held Sept. 17-18 in Bowling Green, with "a broader range of topics than ever before," KRHA says: "Whether you are a health-care provider, hospital or clinic administrator, community...
- Annual Health Policy Forum Set Sept. 28 In Bowling Green
This year's annual Howard L. Bost Health Policy Forum "will offer new insights and opportunities from a range of civic sectors for a shared vision, policies, and actions for community health," says its lead sponsor, the Foundation for a Healthy...
- Half-day Seminars On Health Reform's Impact On Business Wed. And Thur.; Journalists Invited
Experts on the impact of federal health-care reform on business will give advice to Kentucky companies at half-day seminars in Lexington and Louisville on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Presentations about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...
- Public Health Champion Bravely Fights Cancer, Inspires Many
Dr. Rice Leach, who has championed public health in Kentucky for decades, is inspiring many by the upbeat way he is battling cancer. "He has talked about it at Lexington-Fayette County Board of Health meetings and at Rotary Club meetings. His hat of choice,...
- Annual County Health Rankings Will Be Released Wednesday
The national County Health Rankings for 2011 will be released Wednesday, March 30. The rankings give a snapshot view of every county in the nation by examining factors such as rates of obesity, smoking, uninsured adults and various diseases. The...
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Forum on health-reform law to be held in Lexington March 21
In time for the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a forum will be held in Lexington to review the ins and outs of the law.
"This is not a debate about reform, but it is a chance for interested parties to get better educated by some of the top professionals in the field," said Mark Johnson, health equity team leader with the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department.
The forum will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. March 21 at the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center, 300 E. Third St. in Lexington. Speakers will include Jodi Mitchell, executive director of the Kentucky Voices for Health; the Rev. Marian M. Taylor, executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches; and Anton J. Gunn, regional director of Region IV of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Other speakers will include Lexington Mayor Jim Gray; Councilman Chris Ford; the Rev. Troy Thomas, chair of the Black Church Coalition; and Dr. Rice Leach, acitng county health commissioner and former state health commissioner.
The event is sponsored by the health department, Kentucky Voices for Health and the Black Church Coalition. For more information, call Mark Johnson at 859-288-2391.
- Ky. Rural Health Association Meets In Bowling Green Sept. 17-18; Major Candidates For Governor Will Speak Back To Back
The Kentucky Rural Health Association's annual conference will be held Sept. 17-18 in Bowling Green, with "a broader range of topics than ever before," KRHA says: "Whether you are a health-care provider, hospital or clinic administrator, community...
- Annual Health Policy Forum Set Sept. 28 In Bowling Green
This year's annual Howard L. Bost Health Policy Forum "will offer new insights and opportunities from a range of civic sectors for a shared vision, policies, and actions for community health," says its lead sponsor, the Foundation for a Healthy...
- Half-day Seminars On Health Reform's Impact On Business Wed. And Thur.; Journalists Invited
Experts on the impact of federal health-care reform on business will give advice to Kentucky companies at half-day seminars in Lexington and Louisville on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Presentations about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...
- Public Health Champion Bravely Fights Cancer, Inspires Many
Dr. Rice Leach, who has championed public health in Kentucky for decades, is inspiring many by the upbeat way he is battling cancer. "He has talked about it at Lexington-Fayette County Board of Health meetings and at Rotary Club meetings. His hat of choice,...
- Annual County Health Rankings Will Be Released Wednesday
The national County Health Rankings for 2011 will be released Wednesday, March 30. The rankings give a snapshot view of every county in the nation by examining factors such as rates of obesity, smoking, uninsured adults and various diseases. The...