Kentucky Youth Advocates is in the process of creating our 2013 Kids Count County Data Book. We are looking for some photos of Kentucky kids to include in this book and other Kentucky Youth Advocates publications. We know you all proudly share pictures of your kids and grandkids by carrying them in your wallet, on Instagram and on Facebook! Here’s a great chance to promote those great kids through Kentucky Youth Advocates materials. Examples [...]
Affordable Care Act: Minimizing Distractions Using Effective Public Education Strategies in Kentucky September 26, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am (Eastern Time) This webinar is intended for health educators, healthcare employees and community members within the state of Kentucky who want to employ successful public education strategies that will minimize distractions and create a positive implementation environment for the Affordable Care Act. By the end of the webinar, participants should be able to: -Understand the public conversation [...]
Over the last decade the number of uninsured Kentucky children has decreased by 2.9 percentage points. According to the new Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS), roughly 1 in 14, or 6.9 percent of children in Kentucky had no health coverage in 2011 and 2012 down from 9.8 percent in 2001 and 2002. This is good news for Kentucky children. Kentucky leaders have a long history of supporting efforts to get kids health coverage and [...]
We wanted to make sure you knew about a new resource focused on upcoming changes to the health care system in Kentucky. Get Covered Kentucky is a coalition effort spearheaded by Kentucky Voices for Health (KVH), which is funded in part by Families USA and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. Get Covered Kentucky can help you educate yourself about new health coverage options coming soon and provide you with tools to help you spread [...]
The next Health Three60 program reveals how Kentucky counties stack up in the race toward health in “Healthy Competition: How County Health Rankings Are Catalyzing Change.” Host Renee Shaw and guests explore three regions of the state and discuss how innovative strategies, relentless analysis of data, and a little competitive spirit can bring about improved health outcomes. The show airs Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 9/8 p.m. on KET. In this show, viewers will learn how a local [...]
Recently, Kentucky Voices for Health Hosted the webinar, “Get Covered Kentucky.” The 45-minute webinar provided clear, concise information about the implementation of health reform in Kentucky, information about Medicaid expansion, concerns to be on the lookout for in the next few months, and helpful messaging tips for countering myths about the Affordable Care Act. Health reform is going to improve the quality of coverage and the rate of coverage for Kentuckians across the commonwealth. This [...]
Monday, September 16, 2013 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Eastern Time) NKU Mets Center 3861 Olympic Boulevard Erlanger, Kentucky 41018 United States The Foundation for a Health Kentucky annual Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum addresses health issues of concern to Kentucky's civic and business leaders. This year's focus is on policy actions that communities, schools and corporations can take to help the current generation of Kentucky children grow up healthier than their parents. National and [...]
You have just a few more days to give input on the 2014 Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children priorities. The Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children is a policy initiative supported by children’s advocates across the Commonwealth working to improve the lives of children. Please complete the 2014 Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children Survey by Monday, August 19. Find the survey here. The Blueprint aims to promote safe and healthy families, a fair deal for working parents and a fair opportunity for every child in [...]
By: Rebecca Ghent, 2013-2014 KYA Intern Ever since I was a young girl I can remember a good portion of my family as smokers. It didn’t really bother me though. In fact, the idea of my grandpa out on the back porch relaxing with a cigarette was in some ways comforting to me as a young child. That was my grandpa at ease with the world. Fast forward fifteen years and the above description makes [...]
Medicaid managed care is in the news again – or did it ever really leave? State Auditor Adam Edelen released a report at the end of July on the three Medicaid managed care companies which began operating across the state (except for the areas in and around Louisville) in November 2011: Coventry Cares, Kentucky Spirit Health Plan, and WellCare. Tuesday, the Courier-Journal ran an editorial entitled simply: “Fix managed care”. The audit and the editorial [...]
