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- Kentucky Ranks Fifth In Obesity And Its High-schoolers Rank First
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Obesity and health problems go hand in hand, and Kentuckians are known for both. Kentucky now has the fifth highest adult obesity rate in the nation, up from ninth last year, and Kentucky's high-school students...
- Kentucky Gets $1.7 Million Federal Grant To Reduce Risk Factors That Lead To Obesity, Chronic Disease; Focus Will Be On Schools
Kentucky has received a five-year $1.7 million grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help Kentuckians reduce risk factors that lead to obesity and chronic disease. Most of the money will be used for preventive measures...
- Study Says Obese Children (kentucky's A Leader In That) May Have Quadruple The Risk Of Having High Blood Pressure As Adults
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News A new study shows that being obese in childhood may quadruple the risk of having high blood pressure risk as an adult, highlighting the need for Kentucky to curb its high rate of childhood obesity. Eighteen percent...
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: Policy Changes Underway In Ky. To Lower Its Very High Childhood Obesity Rate
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and a number of policy changes are underway to combat the increasing trend of overweight children in America and Kentucky, where one in three kids are on their way to developing Type 2 diabetes....
- Kentucky 6th In Obesity; State Rate Rises For 2nd Consecutive Year
"It's official: Kentucky is a mecca for blubber," The Courier-Journal's Darla Carter reports. The state has the sixth highest rate of obese adults, is one of just six states whose obesity rate has risen for the second year in a row, and is one...
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WellCare Health Plans gives six Kentucky YMCA programs $50,000 to combat childhood obesity
WellCare Health Plans has gven six Kentucky YMCA programs a total of $50,000 to be used for childhood obesity programs, according to a news release.
"Studies show that children and adolescents who are obese are likely to become obese adults who are more at risk for adult health problems such as heart disease, type-2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer and osteoarthritis," Dr. Howard Shaps, medical director for WellCare in Kentucky, said in the release. "Through this partnership with the Kentucky Alliance of YMCAs, WellCare is taking action to address this epidemic by teaching children at an early age the importance of developing healthy habits."
Kentucky has the third-highest childhood obesity rate in the country and the seventh-highest rate in adult obesity, according to the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
"Studies show that children and adolescents who are obese are likely to become obese adults who are more at risk for adult health problems such as heart disease, type-2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer and osteoarthritis," Dr. Howard Shaps, medical director for WellCare in Kentucky, said in the release. "Through this partnership with the Kentucky Alliance of YMCAs, WellCare is taking action to address this epidemic by teaching children at an early age the importance of developing healthy habits."
Kentucky has the third-highest childhood obesity rate in the country and the seventh-highest rate in adult obesity, according to the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Monies from the grant will go to the Hopkinsville (Christian County) Special Needs and Mental Health / Behavioral Health Specialized Fitness Program; Jefferson County YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program; Clark County Teen Leadership Club; Mason County "Fit for Kids" and "SuperChef" Programs; Pike County Youth Fitness Program; and the Statewide Kentucky Teen Institute, Inspire KY.
- Kentucky Ranks Fifth In Obesity And Its High-schoolers Rank First
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Obesity and health problems go hand in hand, and Kentuckians are known for both. Kentucky now has the fifth highest adult obesity rate in the nation, up from ninth last year, and Kentucky's high-school students...
- Kentucky Gets $1.7 Million Federal Grant To Reduce Risk Factors That Lead To Obesity, Chronic Disease; Focus Will Be On Schools
Kentucky has received a five-year $1.7 million grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help Kentuckians reduce risk factors that lead to obesity and chronic disease. Most of the money will be used for preventive measures...
- Study Says Obese Children (kentucky's A Leader In That) May Have Quadruple The Risk Of Having High Blood Pressure As Adults
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News A new study shows that being obese in childhood may quadruple the risk of having high blood pressure risk as an adult, highlighting the need for Kentucky to curb its high rate of childhood obesity. Eighteen percent...
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: Policy Changes Underway In Ky. To Lower Its Very High Childhood Obesity Rate
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and a number of policy changes are underway to combat the increasing trend of overweight children in America and Kentucky, where one in three kids are on their way to developing Type 2 diabetes....
- Kentucky 6th In Obesity; State Rate Rises For 2nd Consecutive Year
"It's official: Kentucky is a mecca for blubber," The Courier-Journal's Darla Carter reports. The state has the sixth highest rate of obese adults, is one of just six states whose obesity rate has risen for the second year in a row, and is one...