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- 90 Percent On State's Kentucky Employee Health Plan Are Enrolled In Its Wellness Program
If a focus on wellness and prevention is the key to living a longer life, then Kentucky public employees are well on their way with 90 percent of them now participating in the HumanaVitality? wellness program, which is offered through their Kentucky Employee...
- Public Health Week Theme: It's A Good Investment, Saving Lives And Money
April 1-7 is National Public Health Week, and the Kentucky Department for Public Health is working to raise awareness and help people live longer, healthier lives by promoting the 2013 week's theme: the return on investment of public-health services....
- State Health Department Gets Diabetes Prevention Funding; Will Focus On Prediabetes Detection And Lifestyle Changes
The state Department for Public Health has been awarded a $134,380 federal grant to help reduce high rates of prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes in Kentucky. ?Diabetes is a tremendous public health concern that is both horrific for the individual,...
- Now Is The Time To Get Flu Vaccine, State Health Officials Warn
State public health officials are encouraging Kentuckians to be vaccinated for flu now to reduce the spread of the illness. Steve Davis, M.D., acting commissioner of the Department for Public Health, said in a news release, ?Getting the flu vaccine each...
- Cdc Names Top 10 Public Health Achievements In Past Decade, Including Tobacco Control; Ky. Still Leads Nation In Tobacco Use
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have named the top 10 public health achievements of the last decade. They include controlling infectious diseases like AIDS and tuberculosis; fighting tobacco use; improving motor-vehicle safety by having...
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This week is National Public Health Week; this year's focus is on prevention and wellness
With a focus on prevention and wellness this year, the Kentucky Department of Public Health is promoting national Public Health Week, which kicked off yesterday and will be observed until Sunday. The prevention theme was chosen to underscore the impact of chronic disease on the American population.
Americans miss 2.5 billion days of work because of diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes, which costs the country $1 trillion. Unintentional injuries, such as those stemming from motor vehicle accidents, poisonings and burns, rank within the top 10 causes of death for people 44 and younger, according to a DPH press release.
"Often, these horrible diseases and injuries could have been prevented with more attention to lifestyle choices like physical activity and nutrition or preventive safety measures," said Dr. Steve Davis, acting DPH commissioner. "The health care community ? as well as the individual ? must work to understand the risk for developing chronic disease and avoiding injury so that we can prevent complications. This is key to improving the health of our state."
Public health is also crucial in emergency response, as witnessed with recent tornadoes that struck the state. "The contribution of public health is tremendous ? both on a day-to-day basis and in times of crisis," Davis said. "I encourage everyone to go online to read more about our public health programs; talk to your health care provider about chronic disease and injury prevention; or, better yet, visit your local health department to learn more about how public health can ? and does ? improve your life." (Read more)
- 90 Percent On State's Kentucky Employee Health Plan Are Enrolled In Its Wellness Program
If a focus on wellness and prevention is the key to living a longer life, then Kentucky public employees are well on their way with 90 percent of them now participating in the HumanaVitality? wellness program, which is offered through their Kentucky Employee...
- Public Health Week Theme: It's A Good Investment, Saving Lives And Money
April 1-7 is National Public Health Week, and the Kentucky Department for Public Health is working to raise awareness and help people live longer, healthier lives by promoting the 2013 week's theme: the return on investment of public-health services....
- State Health Department Gets Diabetes Prevention Funding; Will Focus On Prediabetes Detection And Lifestyle Changes
The state Department for Public Health has been awarded a $134,380 federal grant to help reduce high rates of prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes in Kentucky. ?Diabetes is a tremendous public health concern that is both horrific for the individual,...
- Now Is The Time To Get Flu Vaccine, State Health Officials Warn
State public health officials are encouraging Kentuckians to be vaccinated for flu now to reduce the spread of the illness. Steve Davis, M.D., acting commissioner of the Department for Public Health, said in a news release, ?Getting the flu vaccine each...
- Cdc Names Top 10 Public Health Achievements In Past Decade, Including Tobacco Control; Ky. Still Leads Nation In Tobacco Use
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have named the top 10 public health achievements of the last decade. They include controlling infectious diseases like AIDS and tuberculosis; fighting tobacco use; improving motor-vehicle safety by having...