Longest Day of Play
Play has the power to stimulate the mind, strengthen the body, and develop problem-solving skills, cooperation, wonder and imagination. When kids play together, they learn teamwork, dialogue, cooperation, conflict resolution, and how to be a leader and a follower.
La campaña estatal de bienestar en verano promueve hábitos saludables para los estudiantes
La Fundación para un Kentucky Saludable y el Departamento de Educación de Kentucky han lanzado una nueva campaña de servicio público que informa a los estudiantes de Kentucky de los grados K-12 y a sus padres de cinco hábitos que pueden adquirir este verano para prepararse para un año escolar exitoso.
Statewide Summer Wellness Campaign Promotes Healthy Habits for Students
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the Kentucky Department of Education launched a new public service campaign informing Kentucky students in grades K-12 and their parents of five habits they can form this summer to set themselves up for a successful school year.
Op-Ed: Don’t make a difficult situation even worse; Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky urges Kentucky Senators to vote ‘no’ on HB7
These days Kentuckians are paying more for a lot of things… gas and grocery costs are skyrocketing. Families are carefully budgeting their expenses to make sure their paychecks stretch as far as possible. But even with sacrifices, many Kentuckians will have to make tough decisions between fuel and food… filling up or feeding their kids. Add in an unplanned trip to the doctor’s office and families could end up in crisis.
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky urges Kentucky Senators to vote “no” on this HB7.
Foundation opposes bill that would risk thousands of Kentuckians losing health care coverage and food assistance
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky believes having access to health care and food, especially healthy food, is vital for the health of Kentuckians. Access to healthy food is an upstream way to combat chronic health problems such as diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure, among others.
Op-Ed: Lawmakers should ban discredited, ineffective, cruel therapy that increases suicide among youth
t’s a therapy that is discredited, ineffective, and often cruel, that can lead to depression, anxiety, drug use, and even suicide. Yet, this practice – known as conversion or reparative therapy – still exists in the commonwealth today with a goal of changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Now, Kentucky lawmakers have an opportunity to protect our next generation from these degrading practices. Two bills have been introduced – the Youth Mental Health Protection Act, HB 12 by Representative Lisa Willner, and SB 137 by Senator Alice Forgy Kerr. Both bills would bar licensed mental health professionals – including physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers – from engaging in sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts for people under 18-years old.
Health challenges facing African Americans
February 2022’s Black History Month national theme is Black Health and Wellness. This month, the Foundation will be putting a spotlight on the challenges Black Americans face in their health.
Op-Ed: National study provides snapshot of Kentucky’s health challenges, progress
A review of the recently released 2021 America’s Health Rankings might be a good thought-starter. The rankings, released by United Health Foundation, provide a snapshot of Kentucky’s overall health relative to other states. It does not merely “rank” states against one another; it evaluates each state through a set of health, environmental and socioeconomic categories to help shed light on our health challenges and successes.
High Five for Health: Campaign helps parents and caregivers create a “game plan” for getting their children vaccinated against COVID-19
A new public service campaign speaks directly to the concerns of Kentucky parents about COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 – 11 years old. “High Five for Health,” launched by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and supported by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid, addresses concerns voiced by parents in focus groups, offers answers to frequently asked questions, and provides five steps for parents to consider when getting their child vaccinated.
Chandler: “Vaccine hesitancy a public health crisis”
At the kick-off of the annual Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum, presented by Aetna Better Health of Kentucky, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky President and CEO Ben Chandler called declining public trust in vaccines a burgeoning crisis.
Poll shows COVID-19 vaccine efforts bearing fruit
A new Vaccines in Kentucky Poll, commissioned by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, shows efforts to encourage COVID-19 vaccines have persuaded two-thirds of those who said earlier this year they were open to changing their minds. The poll, conducted August 4 to September 4, showed overall lower hesitancy by about one-third, compared to a similar poll conducted six months ago.
U.S. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra keynote speaker at Bost Health Policy Forum
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra will be the keynote speaker during the Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum on September 21. Secretary Becerra will discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to increase vaccination rates and combat the COVID-19 pandemic.