Jan 8 Environment Study Finds Coal Closures Saved Thousands Of Lives A new study finds the closure of coal-fired power plants led to the avoidance of 5,300 deaths in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 8 Environment Study Finds Coal Closures Saved Thousands Of Lives Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 25 Health Kentucky Derby Crowds Raise Fear Of Measles Outbreak With measles cases popping up around the U.S., public health officials are worried about the highly contagious virus spreading at the big race. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 25 Health Kentucky Derby Crowds Raise Fear Of Measles Outbreak Lisa Gillespie
Apr 4 Health Local Health Departments Watch Closely As Vaccination Debate Continues A judge ruled in favor of a Kentucky health department that banned unvaccinated students from attending school, but lawyers for the students say they plan to appeal. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 4 Health Health Departments Watch Closely As Vaccination Debate Continues Lisa Gillespie
Mar 11 Politics Lawmakers Advance Bill To Study State Response To Hepatitis A Outbreak Sen. Morgan McGarvey, a Democrat from Louisville and sponsor of the bill, said he's not assigning blame for the outbreak “because we don’t have any answers.” By Ryland Barton Mar 11 Politics Lawmakers Advance Bill To Study State Response To Hep A Outbreak Ryland Barton
Aug 13 Community In Louisville Public Housing, Confusion Follows New Smoking Ban Confusion surrounding a nationwide public housing smoking ban rollout in Louisville's Dosker Manor has some residents concerned they’ll be evicted. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 13 Community In Louisville Public Housing, Confusion Follows New Smoking Ban Lisa Gillespie
Aug 2 Health City Is Making Strides In Addressing Drug Abuse, Officials Say The Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness in March released a plan to address drug abuse in Louisville. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 2 Health City Is Making Strides In Addressing Drug Abuse, Officials Say Lisa Gillespie
Jul 23 Health Businesses And Health Officials Respond As Ohio Valley’s Hep A Cases Climb The region’s Hepatitis A outbreak is approaching 2,000 confirmed cases in the Ohio Valley, with the bulk of them in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 23 Health Businesses, Health Officials Respond As Hep A Cases Climb Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 19 Health Spread Of Hepatitis A Slows In Louisville, Speeds Up Across Kentucky While the rate of new Hepatitis A cases in Jefferson County is slowing, state and local health officials said Thursday that the rest of Kentucky is seeing an uptick. By Amina Elahi Jul 19 Health Spread Of Hepatitis A Slows In Louisville, Speeds Up Across Ky. Amina Elahi
Apr 20 Health Health Officials Issue Hepatitis A Warning Ahead Of Thunder The warning comes ahead of peak tourist time in Kentucky, with Thunder over Louisville Saturday and two weeks of Kentucky Derby-related events. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 20 Health Officials Issue Hepatitis A Warning Ahead Of Thunder Lisa Gillespie
Apr 19 Health Ky. Health Departments Get Brief Pension Reprieve, But Public Health May Still Take A Hit To make a $38 million pension payment by July 2019, county health departments say they may be forced to cut or close preventative and public health programs. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 19 Health Ky. Health Departments Get Pension Reprieve, But Cuts Still Likely Lisa Gillespie
Apr 13 Health Kentucky Health Departments Eye Cutbacks As Pension Costs Skyrocket Kentucky’s local health departments are facing massive increases in pension costs. And this could mean public health programs are cut back or closed entirely. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 13 Health Kentucky Health Departments Eye Cutbacks As Pension Costs Skyrocket Lisa Gillespie
Feb 19 Health Painful Lessons: Using Data On Overdose Deaths To Combat Opioid Crisis The Ohio Valley’s numbers on the opioid crisis are grim, especially so in West Virginia, which has the nation’s highest rate of overdose deaths. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 19 Health Using Data On Overdose Deaths To Combat Opioid Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 20 Health Louisville’s Indoor Hookah, E-Cigarette Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect Monday Now, people won’t be able to smoke e-cigarettes or hookahs in indoor public places and work sites. There are exceptions for vape shops and hookah lounges. By Laney Johnson Aug 20 Health Indoor Hookah, E-Cigarette Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect Monday Laney Johnson
Aug 2 Health Should The Opioid Crisis Be Declared A National Emergency? A White House commission released a report this week on America's opioid crisis with an urgent recommendation that Trump declare it a national emergency. By Greg Allen, NPR Aug 2 Health Should The Opioid Crisis Be Declared A National Emergency? Greg Allen, NPR
May 11 Community Electronic Cigarette, Hookah Ban Gets Council Approval The Louisville Metro Council passed an ordinance to amend the ban as such during their regular council meeting Thursday night. By Jacob Ryan May 11 Community Electronic Cigarette, Hookah Ban Gets Council Approval Jacob Ryan