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- 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...
- Study In Ky., 3 Other States Indicates Exposure To Secondhand Smoke In Vehicles Can Cause Asthma Attacks In Non-smokers
Kentucky adults who have never smoked are more likely to have an asthma attack when exposed to secondhand smoke in a vehicle than those who are not exposed, according to a research paper recently published in Tobacco Control, an international, peer-reviewed...
- Kids Count Shows Ky. Tops In Smoking By Pregnant Mothers, Has A Wide Range Of Local Data About Children's Well-being
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The annual Kids Count report on children's well-being, released Tuesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Kentucky Youth Advocates, says the state leads the nation in smoking by pregnant mothers and more...
- Neat App Shows How Education, Income Affect A County's Health
Based on the premise that much of what influences health happens outside the doctor's office, the 2012 County Health Calculator uses education and income to illustrate how these factors can affect one's health any county. The app estimates how...
- County Data Paint Specific Pictures Of Health; Ashland Paper Is One Of First To Pick Up On It And Do A Story
More progress is needed to make sure children from low-income families are going to the dentist is just one of the findings of the 2011 Kentucky Kids Count County Data, released by Kentucky Youth Advocates. The data paint a detailed portrait of each...
Health News
More county-specific health data are available, painting detailed pictures of your local area's health
Five years' worth of county-specific data are now available for many types of health indicators on the Kentucky Health Facts website. The site features data on demographics, social and behavioral indicators, health outcomes, access to care, and maternal and child health, much of which can be useful to journalists all over Kentucky.
The Health Outcomes category, for example, looks at a county's premature-death rate, motor-vehicle deaths, prevalence of asthma, diabetes prevalence and cancer deaths. The Maternal and Child Health category looks at adequacy of prenatal care, infant mortality rates, teen birth rates and prevalence of youth who smoke cigarettes. It compares that data to the rest of the state and nation.
The data paint a detailed picture of what is happening in a specific area. One interesting nugget in the newly updated data on asthma show that in Warren County (Bowling Green), the percentage of adults with the respiratory condition has nearly doubled from 10 percent in 2003-05 to 19 percent in 2007-09. Here is the county asthma map:
The data come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which is the world's largest ongoing telephone health survey. It has tracked health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States on an annual basis since 1984.
The data can be viewed by going to www.kentuckyhealthfacts.org or by clicking here. Kentucky Health Facts is a service of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.
- 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...
- Study In Ky., 3 Other States Indicates Exposure To Secondhand Smoke In Vehicles Can Cause Asthma Attacks In Non-smokers
Kentucky adults who have never smoked are more likely to have an asthma attack when exposed to secondhand smoke in a vehicle than those who are not exposed, according to a research paper recently published in Tobacco Control, an international, peer-reviewed...
- Kids Count Shows Ky. Tops In Smoking By Pregnant Mothers, Has A Wide Range Of Local Data About Children's Well-being
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The annual Kids Count report on children's well-being, released Tuesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Kentucky Youth Advocates, says the state leads the nation in smoking by pregnant mothers and more...
- Neat App Shows How Education, Income Affect A County's Health
Based on the premise that much of what influences health happens outside the doctor's office, the 2012 County Health Calculator uses education and income to illustrate how these factors can affect one's health any county. The app estimates how...
- County Data Paint Specific Pictures Of Health; Ashland Paper Is One Of First To Pick Up On It And Do A Story
More progress is needed to make sure children from low-income families are going to the dentist is just one of the findings of the 2011 Kentucky Kids Count County Data, released by Kentucky Youth Advocates. The data paint a detailed portrait of each...