This post originally appeared as a guest post for Education Week. You can find it online, here. One of my best friends is raising his three grandchildren. No small task for an 85 year-old. But Jim is no ordinary 85 year-old. He grew up under the strictures of Jim Crowe laws and segregated schools. He earned his graduate degrees and spent four decades as a public school administrator. And yet he is ready to give [...]
KET's kNOwMORE Educational Television Series is preparing to start production on it's 8th episode of the educational television series kNOwMORE. This show will feature Nonprofits & Health and highlight nonprofit organizations throughout the state who help keep Kentucky physically healthy. The episode will cover stories on 4 different local Kentucky agencies and the Kosair Charities Face It Movement to End Child Abuse and Neglect is in the running for a spot! Vote by using the [...]
Recently a report called, Raising Smart, Healthy Kids in Every State was released, which discussed greatly expanding early childhood initiatives throughout the United States, including Kentucky. This report was produced through the collaboration of 9 national organizations that focus on early learning or public health. It contains information about how every state could benefit from supporting an increase in the federal cigarette tax in order to increase the availability of funding that supports an expansion [...]
This post originally appeared as an op-ed in the Herald Leader. You can find online it here. Enrollment for Kentucky's health insurance marketplace, Kynect.ky.gov, begins today. That means the news will soon be full of stories about successes and failures, quotes about hopes and fears, and predictions about deliverance and disaster. Wherever you stand on the law, and whether you call it the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, there should be something we can all agree [...]
Today kicks off a 6-month open enrollment period when families can start comparing their options in a new, competitive health insurance marketplace called kynect in Kentucky. If you don’t have access to health insurance through an employer or Medicare, you can go to kynect to see if you are eligible for Medicaid or discounted private insurance. You can select a plan that your family is eligible for and also one that fits your family’s needs. [...]
Over the last several years, more and more agencies and governing bodies throughout Kentucky have passed comprehensive smoke-free laws for Kentucky citizens. On September 11th, 2013, the Northern Kentucky District Board of Health endorsed Smoke-Free Kentucky’s initiative to prohibit smoking in all worksites. According to the NKY Health Department News Release, the NKY District Board of Health not only endorses comprehensive smoke-free laws but will also partner with Smoke-Free Kentucky on the campaign to expand [...]
The Washington Post recently published an article that outlined the release of the first major study of child abuse and neglect in the last 20 years from the researchers at the National Academy of Sciences. The report, New Directions on Child Abuse and Neglect Research, was compiled after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requested updated findings and new recommendations for action. The brain grows rapidly as children grow, especially from birth to [...]
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 [...]
