Nov 13 Health Latest Jefferson County Data Shows Rate Of Low-Birth Weight Babies Continues To Rise Kentucky Youth Advocates Executive Director Terry Brooks said one of the leading causes of low-birth weight is smoking while pregnant. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 13 Health County Data Show Rate Of Low-Birth Weight Babies Continues To Rise Lisa Gillespie
Sep 25 Health New Report Says Many Kentucky Kids With Young Parents Live In Poverty Compared to other states, Kentucky has the second-highest number of kids with young parents living in poverty, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 25 Health New Report Says Many Ky. Kids With Young Parents Live In Poverty Lisa Gillespie
Jun 27 Health Kentucky Makes Slight Gains In ‘Kids Count’ Report, Still Lags Behind Other States An annual report measuring the health and well-being of Kentucky children shows improvements in factors including the teen birth rate and children living in poverty. By Lisa Gillespie and Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio Jun 27 Health Kentucky Makes Slight Gains In 'Kids Count' Report Lisa Gillespie and Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio
Aug 17 Local News New Report Shows Kentucky Ranks 48th in Child Well-Being Kentucky continues to rank low in children’s well-being, according to the 2011 Kids Count Data Book. The annual report measures various indicators like socioeconomic status and health. For the past seven years, it’s ranked near the bottom ten states for the overall well-being of children. This year, more than a quarter of Kentucky children live […] By Devin Katayama Aug 17 Local News New Report Shows Kentucky Ranks 48th in Child Well-Being Devin Katayama
Jul 27 Local News Kentucky Ranked Among Worst For Child Well-Being The latest Kids Count report has ranked Kentucky 40th in the nation for overall child well-being. The report compares states based on various quality of life criteria. By Gabe Bullard Jul 27 Local News Kentucky Ranked Among Worst For Child Well-Being Gabe Bullard