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5 Reasons to Celebrate in October

5 Reasons to Celebrate in October

In case you need a reason to celebrate this Fall season…We can give you five good ones!1. Today is Child Health Day.To celebrate #ChildHealthDay, spend time getting some physical activity with your children by going to the park, playing basketball

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A Bright Future: Signs of Progress for Youngest Kentuckians

A Bright Future: Signs of Progress for Youngest Kentuckians

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released their first-ever Early Care and Education State Indicator Report. Though concern for the future of our nation’s children has been a top public health concern for years, this inaugural report

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Kentucky Responds to the State of Obesity

Kentucky Responds to the State of Obesity

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released 2015 state-specific numbers on adult obesity prevalence using self-reported information from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). While the report shares data reflecting a bleak outlook for Kentucky,

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13 Lessons for Making a Difference

13 Lessons for Making a Difference

BY ANITA COURTNEY, MS, RDI’ve had some successes, some failures and a lot of fun in my 37 years of public health work. As I step down as the Director of the Tweens Nutrition and Fitness Coalition to teach in

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Are You Ready to Step It Up, Kentucky!?

Are You Ready to Step It Up, Kentucky!?

We know that people move more when they have inviting places to be active and safe routes to get there. Communities can be built for people to be active in their everyday life – whether it’s walking to the grocery,

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No Summer Vacation for Hunger

No Summer Vacation for Hunger

Many children in Kentucky have been counting down the days to the end of the school year and the start of a carefree summer: playing outside in the warm sun, splashing in pools and lakes, chasing lightning bugs, and gathering

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How to Build a Park

How to Build a Park

In Kentucky, we are proud to be the land of unbridled adventure with countless parks, caves, trails, waterways and other natural wonders that beg to be explored. There’s no question that we offer some of the best outdoor recreation and

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Mow It and They Will Come

Mow It and They Will Come

Driving to work in Winchester, Gina Lang noticed a scenic piece of farmland right across from Wal-Mart. That, she thought, would be a great place to walk. Lang joined Kristian Wagner, Health Education Coordinator of the Clark County Health Department

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4 Ways Local Food Impacts Your Life

4 Ways Local Food Impacts Your Life

All Kentuckians deserve to eat the best food out there. This means having access to safe, affordable, culturally acceptable, and nutritious food that meets the dietary needs for an active and healthy lifestyle. With Kentucky’s history of agriculture tradition and

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We Can Get There From Here

We Can Get There From Here

Berea’s Journey to a More Walkable CommunityBerea’s streets, like those in other Kentucky communities, were designed with cars in mind. So how did this Madison County community make sure children could safely walk home from school? According to Mayor Steve

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