State health department asks Kentuckians to help improve the state's health by commenting on improvement plan by Aug. 1

Yes, Kentucky ranks chief in smoking and cancer deaths, 10th in flabbiness and poorly in other physical condition measurements, but Kentuckians can help further the state's physical condition status by giving their judgment on how to look after to facilitate.

Ky. Rural Health Association seeks nominations by Aug. 20 for annual award honoring health service to rural Kentuckians

The Kentucky Rural Health Association is seeking nominations representing this year's recipient of the Dan Martin Award, an once a year honor representing an distinctive who has provided many years of service to rural Kentuckians through give instructions tolerant thought, physical condition professions education, physical condition administration, physical condition promotion or known advocacy.

Dr. Hernandez, dead at 84, remembered as public-health leader, especially for women

Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 16, representing Dr. Calixto “Carlos” Hernandez, a Cuban expatriate who was a leader in Kentucky's public-health usage and officer of the state physical condition unit from 1984 to 1992.

Teen service of e-cigarettes doubles in onwards time but might equal nicotine patches in selection smokers to relinquish or nick back

E-cigarettes use battery-operated products that turn nicotine
and other chemicals into vapor to be inhaled by the user.

Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, might truly benefit smokers who care for to relinquish by selection them smoke fewer cigarettes and burden as fine a job as nicotine patches to help them relinquish the tradition, says a new-fangled study.

The shot is the at the outset of its kind to shine a potentially assured light on the public-health deliberate almost e-cigarettes, which are not yet regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and allow generated alarm from U.S. Vigor officials and community vigor experts; the Centers in support of Disease Control says they are addictive and possibly will be risky.

Kentuckians can act to protect against heart disease and stroke; half of preventable deaths occur in adults age 65 or younger

Nearly one on three deaths in the U.S. each year is caused by heart disease and stroke. At least 200,000 of these deaths are preventable, and nearly half of those preventable deaths are of people under 65, says a new report.

What can you do to stop heart disease and stroke from killing you? Change your health habits, says the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Vital Signs" report. Changes can include quitting smoking, getting more physical activity and using less salt in your diet. Kentucky communities can also take preventive measures by creating healthier living spaces, such as smoke-free zones and safe places to exercise.