Sep 21 Health Surgeon General Says Opioid Crisis Requires Fight Against Stigma U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has visited the Ohio Valley on several occasions since prioritizing the opioid crisis. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 21 Health Surgeon General Says Opioid Crisis Requires Fight Against Stigma Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 19 Health Senate Opioids Bill Takes Aim At Fentanyl Imports The legislation, which now must be reconciled with a similar measure approved by the House, proposes more treatment and recovery resources. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 19 Health Senate Opioids Bill Takes Aim At Fentanyl Imports Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 18 Health Louisville Rescue Mission Changes Name, Expands To Southern Indiana Louisville Rescue Mission is expanding its women’s day shelter, opening a new branch in Jeffersonville and changing its name to Re:Center Ministries. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 18 Health Louisville Rescue Mission Changes Name, Expands To Southern Indiana Lisa Gillespie
Sep 17 Health The New DARE: Schools Aim To Stop Next Generation Of Opioid Crisis Fewer high schoolers in the Ohio Valley region appear to be using opioids. School officials want to continue that trend. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 17 Health The New DARE: Schools Aim To Stop Next Generation Of Opioid Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 15 Health Cycling Program For Older Adults Launches Tuesday In Louisville The concept of Cycling Without Age is to give rides to elderly people with limited mobility to help improve their mental health. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 15 Health Cycling Program For Older Adults Launches Tuesday In Louisville Lisa Gillespie
Sep 14 Health When Parents Are In Jail, Their Kids’ Health Suffers. A Pilot Program Aims To Change That A nonprofit is partnering with the Jefferson County Courts to help lawyers and judges consider the impact of incarceration of parents pre-trial on the children at home. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 14 Health When Parents Are In Jail, Their Kids' Health Suffers Lisa Gillespie
Sep 12 Health Louisville Offers Free Suicide Prevention Training Louisville will offer more than 80 free training courses to people in and across the city, teaching them how to help people who are contemplating suicide. By Kyeland Jackson Sep 12 Health Louisville Offers Free Suicide Prevention Training Kyeland Jackson
Sep 12 Health Local Student Group Says Mental Health Stigmas Complicate Care In Kentucky New research from a local student-led mental health group paints a complicated picture of mental health perceptions of Kentucky students. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 12 Health Student Group Says Mental Health Stigmas Complicate Care In Ky. Lisa Gillespie
Sep 10 Health Kentucky Launches Emergency Preparedness Campaign Kentucky’s Department of Public Health launched a campaign to urge Kentuckians to prepare for disasters. It's called "First 72 On You." By Lisa Gillespie Sep 10 Health Kentucky Launches Emergency Preparedness Campaign Lisa Gillespie
Sep 6 Health Should Kentucky Lawmakers Let Pharmacists Dispense Emergency Insulin? In many states, pharmacists are allowed to dispense 30-days of a life-saving drug in an emergency situation. But in Kentucky, this isn't an option for most types of insulin. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 6 Health Should Ky. Lawmakers Let Pharmacists Dispense Emergency Insulin? Lisa Gillespie
Sep 3 Health Reining In Abuse: Lax Laws On Animal Welfare Affect Pets And People Animal rights advocates say the Ohio Valley’s varying laws on the treatment of animals can make it more difficult to identify those who abuse them. By Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 3 Health Reining In Abuse: Lax Laws On Animal Welfare Affect Pets And People Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 30 Health Ky. Officials Warn Of Shortfall, Consider Ending Medicaid Expansion The Medicaid program that pays for almost one in four Kentuckians’ health insurance has an estimated $296 million budget shortfall over the next two years, officials said Thursday. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 30 Health Ky. Officials Warn Of Shortfall, Consider Ending Medicaid Expansion Lisa Gillespie
Aug 29 Health An Advocacy Group Wants To Stop A Nationwide Sepsis Study Involving The University Of Kentucky The nonprofit group Public Citizen sent a letter Tuesday to the federal Office for Human Research Protections, raising concerns about a trial to measure two treatments for sepsis. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 29 Health An Advocacy Group Wants To Halt A Sepsis Study That Involves UK Lisa Gillespie
Aug 27 Health Kentucky Officials Hear Public Comments On Medicaid Regulations Kentucky officials on Monday heard from the public on proposed state regulations that would go into effect if the federal government approves controversial Medicaid changes. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 27 Health Kentucky Officials Hear Public Comments On Medicaid Regulations Lisa Gillespie