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The Kentucky Psychological Association recently recognized Kentucky Health News Publisher Al Cross, director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky, for "his outstanding career in journalism, his work in bringing coverage to every corner of the Commonwealth and his passion for improving the health of Kentucky," KPA and the university said in press releases.
Cross's work to advance the health of Kentucky is reflected in Kentucky Health News, which is published with support from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, and the institute's national publication, The Rural Blog. Cross is a member of the Friedell Committee for Health System Transformation, a statewide group working on ways to improve the health in Kentucky.
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- Rural Newspapers Don't Write A Lot Of Health Stories ? But They Should, Expert Says
?If a newspaper can?t stand for better health and better health care, then what in the world can it stand for?? This was the galvanizing statement of a talk today by Al Cross, director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, who keynoted...
- Welcome To Kentucky Health News
Welcome to Kentucky Health News, a web log about events, trends, issues and ideas about health care and health in Kentucky, published by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues in the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the...
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Psychologists honor KHN publisher Cross for health work
The Kentucky Psychological Association recently recognized Kentucky Health News Publisher Al Cross, director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky, for "his outstanding career in journalism, his work in bringing coverage to every corner of the Commonwealth and his passion for improving the health of Kentucky," KPA and the university said in press releases.Cross's work to advance the health of Kentucky is reflected in Kentucky Health News, which is published with support from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, and the institute's national publication, The Rural Blog. Cross is a member of the Friedell Committee for Health System Transformation, a statewide group working on ways to improve the health in Kentucky.
- University Of Kentucky Rural Health Expert, Ty Borders, Appointed To National Advisory Committee On Rural Health
University of Kentucky College of Public Health Professor Ty Borders was recently appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services.Ty Borders This committee is part of the Health Resources and Services Administration...
- Appalachian Ky. Newspapers Emphasized Political Voices In Coverage Of Obamacare In 2 Months Before Exchange Opened
Newspaper readers in Appalachian Kentucky rarely had the opportunity to read factual, impartial information about health-care reform in the two months before the new health-insurance system opened for enrollment. That is among the preliminary findings...
- Free Webcast For Journalists Today At 2 P.m. Et Will Explore Rural Use Of Health-insurance Exchanges
If you lack health insurance, you're more likely to live in a rural area. Put another way, if you're rural, you're more likely to lack health insurance. Nearly one in five uninsured Americans live in rural areas, while only a sixth of the...
- Rural Newspapers Don't Write A Lot Of Health Stories ? But They Should, Expert Says
?If a newspaper can?t stand for better health and better health care, then what in the world can it stand for?? This was the galvanizing statement of a talk today by Al Cross, director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, who keynoted...
- Welcome To Kentucky Health News
Welcome to Kentucky Health News, a web log about events, trends, issues and ideas about health care and health in Kentucky, published by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues in the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the...