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- Foundation For A Healthy Kentucky Lists 2014 Grants
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has provided more than $1.3 million in 2014 for community programs, polling and policy initiatives to not only advise policymakers but also advocate for better health and health care across the state. "Our strategies...
- 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...
- More Child-welfare Indicators Added To Kids Count Data Site
Kentucky Youth Advocates has added four new child welfare indicators to the agency's Kids Count Data Center. These four new indicators provide Kentuckians and those who report on them with more information on vulnerable children and families in the...
- Children's Health And Education Improves In Kentucky, But One In Four Kids Lives In Poverty, Report Shows
New data show one in four Kentucky children live in poverty, a sharp increase since 2005, but the state is improving when it comes to children's health and education. These were the latest findings in the influential Kids Count report by the Annie...
- Kentucky Ranks 41st In Nation For Child Welfare, Report Finds
"In the face of poverty and other economic woes, Kentucky is one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to children's health," reports Jenna Mink of Bowling Green's The Daily News. The state ranked 41st, according to the Annie E. Casey...
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Kentucky Youth Advocates gets $100,000 to push for income-tax policies aimed at helping the poor improve their health
Kentucky Youth Advocates is one of 12 coalitions nationwide to receive a "Roadmaps to Health" grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The non-profit children's advocacy organization will receive $100,000 for two years to build statewide support for tax policies that would help low-income families keep more of their income to pay for doctor visits, healthier diets and weight-loss or smoking-cessation services.
The 12 grantees were selected from more than 300 initial applicants. "Kentucky Youth Advocates has long been a proponent of improving economic policies for families, and promoting child health throughout the state," said Tara Grieshop-Goodwin, deputy director of the coalition. "We know income can impact health, and we are excited to ahve the opportunity to combine our economic well-being efforts with our health work and look forward to fostering partnerships between advocates from both disciplines throughout the state." (Read more)
- Foundation For A Healthy Kentucky Lists 2014 Grants
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has provided more than $1.3 million in 2014 for community programs, polling and policy initiatives to not only advise policymakers but also advocate for better health and health care across the state. "Our strategies...
- 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...
- More Child-welfare Indicators Added To Kids Count Data Site
Kentucky Youth Advocates has added four new child welfare indicators to the agency's Kids Count Data Center. These four new indicators provide Kentuckians and those who report on them with more information on vulnerable children and families in the...
- Children's Health And Education Improves In Kentucky, But One In Four Kids Lives In Poverty, Report Shows
New data show one in four Kentucky children live in poverty, a sharp increase since 2005, but the state is improving when it comes to children's health and education. These were the latest findings in the influential Kids Count report by the Annie...
- Kentucky Ranks 41st In Nation For Child Welfare, Report Finds
"In the face of poverty and other economic woes, Kentucky is one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to children's health," reports Jenna Mink of Bowling Green's The Daily News. The state ranked 41st, according to the Annie E. Casey...