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- U.s. News Gives Kosair Children's Hospital A National Ranking; 11 Other Kentucky Hospitals Make 'high-performing' List
Each year, U.S. News and World Report publishes its "Best Hospitals" guide for people seeking a high level of specialty care. The only Kentucky hospital to be nationally ranked in the report for 2014 is Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville. It...
- How To Help Your Child Lose Weight? Lose Weight Yourself
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- Twice As Many Kids Are Killed On Roads And Streets On Halloween As On Any Other Day, But Many Parents Fail To Discuss Safety
Only one-third of parents talk to their children each year about how to stay safe on Halloween, a study released by the Safe Kids Fayette County Program has found, even though on average, twice as many child pedestrians are killed during the holiday than...
- New Fitness Program In Clay County Designed To Get Kids Moving
Every fourth- and fifth-grader in the Clay County schools will receive a pedometer as part of a new fitness program designed to combat childhood obesity. "The goal is to motivate students to be more physically active in a county where one research project...
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No-Hit zones in place in pediatric wards of Kosair and U of L children's hospitals
Health professionals and other employees at Kosair Children's Hospital and the University of Louisville pediatrics unit were given an unusual tool this week when it was announced that their facilities are now No-Hit Zones. A program developed to maintain a calm, safe and caring environment for children and their parents, the No-Hit Zone initiative works to educate staffers on how to keep everyone on the ward safe from those who would lose their tempers while everyone around them is already in a stressful situation.
The policy is quite clear. No adult shall hit another adult. No adult shall hit a child. No child can hit an adult. And no child can hit another child while in the hospital environment.
The Kosair Children's, Kosair Children's-Brownsboro and U of L hospitals are now among only 30 children?s hospitals nationwide to implement the No-Hit Zone program. The Louisville effort has been led by Erin Frazier, M.D., FAAP, associate professor of pediatrics at the Uof L Children & Youth Project, and the Kosair Children?s Hospital Child Abuse Task Force, which Dr. Frazier chairs.
To learn about the No-Hit Zone, go here.
The policy is quite clear. No adult shall hit another adult. No adult shall hit a child. No child can hit an adult. And no child can hit another child while in the hospital environment.
The Kosair Children's, Kosair Children's-Brownsboro and U of L hospitals are now among only 30 children?s hospitals nationwide to implement the No-Hit Zone program. The Louisville effort has been led by Erin Frazier, M.D., FAAP, associate professor of pediatrics at the Uof L Children & Youth Project, and the Kosair Children?s Hospital Child Abuse Task Force, which Dr. Frazier chairs.
To learn about the No-Hit Zone, go here.
- Baptist Health Lexington Is Ky.'s Best Hospital In U.s. News And World Report Hospital Rankings For Second Year In A Row
For the second consecutive year, Baptist Health Lexington is recognized as Kentucky's best hospital by U.S. News & World Report. It was also recognized as a nationally ranked hospital for adult ear, nose and throat care. St. Elizabeth Edgewood...
- U.s. News Gives Kosair Children's Hospital A National Ranking; 11 Other Kentucky Hospitals Make 'high-performing' List
Each year, U.S. News and World Report publishes its "Best Hospitals" guide for people seeking a high level of specialty care. The only Kentucky hospital to be nationally ranked in the report for 2014 is Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville. It...
- How To Help Your Child Lose Weight? Lose Weight Yourself
If parents want to help their children lose weight, they should lose weight themselves, a new study shows. "Parents are the most significant people in a child's environment, serving as the first and most important teachers," said Kerri N. Boutelle,...
- Twice As Many Kids Are Killed On Roads And Streets On Halloween As On Any Other Day, But Many Parents Fail To Discuss Safety
Only one-third of parents talk to their children each year about how to stay safe on Halloween, a study released by the Safe Kids Fayette County Program has found, even though on average, twice as many child pedestrians are killed during the holiday than...
- New Fitness Program In Clay County Designed To Get Kids Moving
Every fourth- and fifth-grader in the Clay County schools will receive a pedometer as part of a new fitness program designed to combat childhood obesity. "The goal is to motivate students to be more physically active in a county where one research project...