Feb 9 Health Officials Confirm First Case Of Zika Virus In Indiana Indiana health officials on Tuesday confirmed the state's first case of the Zika virus, found in a person who had recently returned from a trip to Haiti. By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 9 Health Officials Confirm First Zika Case In Indiana Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 9 Health Feds Say Kentucky Must Return Unused Grant Money For Kynect Federal officials say Kentucky could have to return more than $57 million in unused grant money because of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's decision to dismantle kynect. By Associated Press Feb 9 Health Ky. Must Return Unused Grant Money For Kynect Associated Press
Feb 9 Health Louisville Group To Distribute Anti-Overdose Drug, Provide Training The Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition will distribute and train people on how to use a medication that reverses the effects of overdoses from heroin and other opioid drugs. By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 9 Health Louisville Group To Distribute Anti-Overdose Drug Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 8 Health Most Kentuckians Support Raising Age To Buy Tobacco, Poll Says Kentucky's smoking rate is at 30.2 percent, the highest in the U.S., according to the most recent Gallup-Healthways report. By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 8 Health Most Support Raising Age To Buy Tobacco Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 4 Health What Kentuckians Need To Know About The Zika Virus The virus, transmitted through mosquito bites, is linked to the birth defect microcephaly, a congenital condition associated with incomplete brain development and abnormal smallness of the head. By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 4 Health What Kentuckians Need To Know About Zika Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 4 Health Kentucky Tops Coverage Gains As GOP Looks To Remake Medicaid The Gallup-Healthways survey shows more than 20 percent of Kentuckians did not have health insurance in 2013. Last year, just 7.5 percent of the state's population did not have insurance. By Associated Press Feb 4 Health Kentucky Tops Health Care Coverage Gains Associated Press
Feb 3 Health For This Health Reporter, Desk Diet Was An Evolution I'm a health reporter, so I'm well aware of how important a nutritious diet is for overall health. But I wasn't always conscious about my own diet. By Ja'Nel Johnson Feb 3 Health For Health Reporter, Desk Diet Was An Evolution Ja'Nel Johnson
Feb 2 Health Passport, Evolent Forge Partnership, Project New Louisville Jobs Louisville nonprofit health insurer Passport Health Plan is partnering with Evolent Health to create a new entity that will offer support to provider-led Medicaid plans, including strategic, operational and administrative help. By Abner Miralda Feb 2 Health Passport, Evolent Forge Deal, Project New Jobs Abner Miralda
Jan 28 Health Kentucky Hospitals Seek To Lower Costs With New Collaborative Just weeks after Gov. Matt Bevin confirmed he would seek to dismantle Kentucky’s health insurance exchange and roll back the state’s expanded Medicaid system, 10 hospitals in the commonwealth announced they have formed a new regional health care collaborative aimed at lowering costs. The goal of the Kentucky Health Collaborative, they say, is to address the state’s poor […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Jan 28 Health Kentucky Hospitals Seek To Lower Costs With New Collaborative Ja'Nel Johnson
Jan 28 Health Planned Parenthood Now Offering Abortions At Louisville Clinic Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky announced on Thursday that it began offering abortions at its new Louisville location last week, a move that quickly drew criticism from Republican Gov. Matt Bevin The group moved to a new location in downtown Louisville on Seventh Street last month. In a news release, the Planned Parenthood chapter said […] By Erica Peterson Jan 28 Health Planned Parenthood Now Offering Abortions At Louisville Clinic Erica Peterson
Jan 28 Health West Louisville FoodPort To Get Indoor Vertical Farm An indoor vertical farm is coming to the West Louisville FoodPort. FarmedHere, a producer of certified organic basil, baby kale, baby cabbage, microgreens and salad dressing, will invest $23.5 million into the project. On Thursday, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority granted FarmedHere preliminary approval for tax incentives up to $400,000 through the Kentucky Business Investment […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Jan 28 Health West Louisville FoodPort To Get Indoor Vertical Farm Ja'Nel Johnson
Jan 27 Health Louisville NAACP Targets African-Americans As Health Insurance Deadline Looms The Louisville chapter of the NAACP plans to expand efforts to enroll African-Americans in health care coverage before the Jan. 31 deadline. During a news conference Tuesday, local NAACP President Raoul Cunningham said the Affordable Care Act has been beneficial to African-Americans in the state. “It is a very important aspect for people of color and minorities, […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Jan 27 Health Louisville NAACP Targets African-Americans As Health Insurance Deadline Looms Ja'Nel Johnson
Jan 25 Health CDC Anti-Smoking Campaign Targets Kentucky Louisville resident Linda Wood said she has smoked cigarettes since she was 16. Now 50, Wood said she’s seen television ads in the past showing the health issues caused by smoking. “It makes you want to cut back a lot. And I have went from three packs a week to one pack,” Wood said. Wood […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Jan 25 Health CDC Anti-Smoking Campaign Targets Kentucky Ja'Nel Johnson
Jan 25 Health As Kentucky Health Co-Op Enters Liquidation, Federal Government Looks to Recoup Costs Federal officials are unsure how much the government will recoup of the $1.2 billion spent on loans and startup costs for a dozen health care cooperatives that later failed, including Kentucky’s. The situation with the Kentucky Health Cooperative is complicated by the liquidation of the entity, which a state court ordered this month. Under the […] By Ja'Nel Johnson Jan 25 Health As Kentucky Health Co-Op Enters Liquidation, Federal Government Looks to Recoup Costs Ja'Nel Johnson