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Kentuckians love the competition among their basketball and football teams. But what if that same spirit of competition was transferred to health? To help encourage such competition, and thus improve health county by county, the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute produces county health rankings each year, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The next edition of KET's "Health Three60," Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET, with Renee Shaw, looks at three communities that are taking those health statistics seriously and making positive changes. A health coalition drives change in Grant County, which moved from 89th to 60th in the rankings in three years. In Hardin County and some surrounding communities, a grassroots drive leads to a smoking ban. And new trails in Rockcastle County encourage healthy lifestyles, as well as economic development. The series is funded in part by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. (Read more)
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KET will show how annual county health rankings are stirring competition to improve health, community by community
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| The rankings are in quartiles, or fourths of the 120 counties |
- Study Of Poor But Healthy Appalachian Counties Aims To Find Community-based Approaches To Improving The Region's Health
Though some people equate Appalachian areas with poverty, David Krol seeks to "shine a light" on a different picture?one that reflects "how health can flourish across Appalachia," despite data that confirms economic hardship, Krol writes for...
- County Health Rankings Look Familiar, But Show That Some Counties Overcame Bad Factors To Have Encouraging Outcomes
The 2015 County Health Rankings for Kentucky, compiled by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, have been released. For the fourth year in a row, Oldham County ranked highest...
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By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News A new report of the national county health rankings shows several Kentucky counties have improved in the last two years while others have gotten significantly worse. For the second year in a row, Oldham County ranked...
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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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