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- One Of Every Three Kentucky Adults Didn't See A Dentist Last Year; Key Factors Are Overall Health, Insurance And Income
More than a third of Kentucky adults say they didn't go to a dentist last year, and one in six said they hadn't in five years or more, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll. The results show the challenges Kentucky adults who are...
- Poll: Only 23% Of Kentuckians Say They Eat Recommended Daily Portions Of Fruits And Vegetables; Cost And Location May Be Factors
Only 23 percent of Kentuckians eat the recommended daily portions of fruits and vegetables, and cost and accessibility of food may be factors, according to a recent statewide poll. Fruit and vegetable consumption can decrease a person's chance of...
- By More Than 2-1, Kentuckians Support A Statewide Ban On Smoking In Most Public Places, Including Restaurants And Bars
By more than 2 to 1, the heaviest margin ever, Kentucky adults favor a state law to ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and bars, according to the latest public poll on the issue. A statewide smoking ban was favored by 65 percent...
- Survey Suggests Great Recession Has Harmed The Health Of Kentuckians
A recent poll shows continuation of a trend threatening Kentucky's overall health: as the number of Kentuckians living in poverty goes up, the percentage of adults who report their health as excellent or very good goes down. Just over four in 10...
- Most Ky. Communities Not Friendly To Walkers, Joggers, Cyclists
Few Kentuckians live in walkable communities, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll for the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. Only 32 percent of Kentucky adults said there are a number of destinations within an easy walking distance...
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Poll: Kentuckians who report excellent or very good sidewalks and road shoulders are more likely to be physically active
Kentucky adults who ranked their neighborhood sidewalks and road shoulders as excellent or very good are more likely to be physically active, but only 26 percent of Kentuckians rank them that highly, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll.
"Adults who report excellent or very good neighborhood sidewalks/shoulders are more likely to report being very or somewhat physically active (84 percent) than residents who report fair to poor sidewalk/shoulder conditions (74 percent)," says a press release from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, which sponsors the poll with Interact for Health, formerly the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati.
"This finding stresses the impact of environment on activity choices," Susan Zepeda, president and CEO of the foundation, said in the release.
Despite the relatively poor rating for sidewalks and shoulders, more than half of those surveyed said their neighborhoods are excellent or very good locations to walk, jog, or bike.
Of those whose incomes are at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty threshold, 74 percent said they feel somewhat or very safe being physically active outside in their neighborhoods, but only 45 percent reported walking, jogging, and biking conditions as excellent or very good.
Only 11.9 percent of Appalachian Kentuckians rated their sidewalks and shoulders as excellent or very good. The poll defines Appalachian Kentucky as the 46 counties in the Big Sandy, Buffalo Trace, Cumberland Valley, Fivco, Gateway, Kentucky River and Lake Cumberland area development districts. Just 18.9 percent of Western Kentucky residents rated their sidewalks and shoulders as excellent or very good.
To see the full geographic breakouts, click here.
"Adults who report excellent or very good neighborhood sidewalks/shoulders are more likely to report being very or somewhat physically active (84 percent) than residents who report fair to poor sidewalk/shoulder conditions (74 percent)," says a press release from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, which sponsors the poll with Interact for Health, formerly the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati.
"This finding stresses the impact of environment on activity choices," Susan Zepeda, president and CEO of the foundation, said in the release.
Despite the relatively poor rating for sidewalks and shoulders, more than half of those surveyed said their neighborhoods are excellent or very good locations to walk, jog, or bike.
Of those whose incomes are at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty threshold, 74 percent said they feel somewhat or very safe being physically active outside in their neighborhoods, but only 45 percent reported walking, jogging, and biking conditions as excellent or very good.
Only 11.9 percent of Appalachian Kentuckians rated their sidewalks and shoulders as excellent or very good. The poll defines Appalachian Kentucky as the 46 counties in the Big Sandy, Buffalo Trace, Cumberland Valley, Fivco, Gateway, Kentucky River and Lake Cumberland area development districts. Just 18.9 percent of Western Kentucky residents rated their sidewalks and shoulders as excellent or very good.
To see the full geographic breakouts, click here.
- One Of Every Three Kentucky Adults Didn't See A Dentist Last Year; Key Factors Are Overall Health, Insurance And Income
More than a third of Kentucky adults say they didn't go to a dentist last year, and one in six said they hadn't in five years or more, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll. The results show the challenges Kentucky adults who are...
- Poll: Only 23% Of Kentuckians Say They Eat Recommended Daily Portions Of Fruits And Vegetables; Cost And Location May Be Factors
Only 23 percent of Kentuckians eat the recommended daily portions of fruits and vegetables, and cost and accessibility of food may be factors, according to a recent statewide poll. Fruit and vegetable consumption can decrease a person's chance of...
- By More Than 2-1, Kentuckians Support A Statewide Ban On Smoking In Most Public Places, Including Restaurants And Bars
By more than 2 to 1, the heaviest margin ever, Kentucky adults favor a state law to ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and bars, according to the latest public poll on the issue. A statewide smoking ban was favored by 65 percent...
- Survey Suggests Great Recession Has Harmed The Health Of Kentuckians
A recent poll shows continuation of a trend threatening Kentucky's overall health: as the number of Kentuckians living in poverty goes up, the percentage of adults who report their health as excellent or very good goes down. Just over four in 10...
- Most Ky. Communities Not Friendly To Walkers, Joggers, Cyclists
Few Kentuckians live in walkable communities, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll for the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. Only 32 percent of Kentucky adults said there are a number of destinations within an easy walking distance...