Princess Health and Kentuckians agree regionally on tobacco controls; poll shows wide differences among regions in impact of drug abuse. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentuckians agree regionally on tobacco controls; poll shows wide differences among regions in impact of drug abuse. Princessiccia

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By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsIn a state that once had more tobacco farms than...

Princess Health and Poll finds many Kentuckians continue to struggle with cost of health care, though fewer are uninsured and struggling. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Poll finds many Kentuckians continue to struggle with cost of health care, though fewer are uninsured and struggling. Princessiccia

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While having health insurance certainly eases the cost burden of health care, nearly...

Princess Health and 85 percent of Kentucky adults want schools to be tobacco-free, but only 28 percent of the state's school districts are. Princessiccia

Princess Health and 85 percent of Kentucky adults want schools to be tobacco-free, but only 28 percent of the state's school districts are. Princessiccia

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An overwhelming majority of Kentucky adults, 85 percent, want schools to be tobacco-free,...

Princess Health andFederal agency offers a consumer-friendly website that ranks patients' experiences in your local hospitals .Princessiccia

Princess Health andFederal agency offers a consumer-friendly website that ranks patients' experiences in your local hospitals .Princessiccia

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Consumers now have access to a website that ranks 3,500 hospitals around the country...

Princess Health andMost Kentuckians don't think insurance rates should be higher for the obese, but are divided on increasing smokers' rates.Princessiccia

Princess Health andMost Kentuckians don't think insurance rates should be higher for the obese, but are divided on increasing smokers' rates.Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsBy a very small margin, Kentuckians think...

Princess Health andHigher-income Kentuckians' reported health keeps declining; reports from those with lower incomes go up, marginally.Princessiccia

Princess Health andHigher-income Kentuckians' reported health keeps declining; reports from those with lower incomes go up, marginally.Princessiccia

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A statewide poll again finds that Kentuckians with higher incomes consider themselves...

Princess Health and Princess Health andMcConnell presses Democratic foe Grimes to say how she feels about Obamacare, but won't bite on questions about Kynect.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andMcConnell presses Democratic foe Grimes to say how she feels about Obamacare, but won't bite on questions about Kynect.Princessiccia

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By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsAt his first press conference after winning the Republican...

Princess Health and Princess Health andPoll finds contrasting views of Obamacare and Kynect.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andPoll finds contrasting views of Obamacare and Kynect.Princessiccia

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Most registered voters in Kentucky have an unfavorable view of the Patient Protection...

Princess Health and Princess Health andLess than 60% of Kentuckians say they visited a dentist in the past year, ranking the state 43rd in the nation.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andLess than 60% of Kentuckians say they visited a dentist in the past year, ranking the state 43rd in the nation.Princessiccia

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Kentucky ranked 43rd among the 50 states in percentage of people who told pollsters...

Princess Health and Princess Health andKentucky ranks 49th in well-being survey, and Eastern Kentucky's congressional district ranks last in the nation.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andKentucky ranks 49th in well-being survey, and Eastern Kentucky's congressional district ranks last in the nation.Princessiccia

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Kentucky ranked 49th in the nation in a survey that measures perception of well-being,...

Princess Health and Princess Health andOne of every three Kentucky adults didn't see a dentist last year; key factors are overall health, insurance and income.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andOne of every three Kentucky adults didn't see a dentist last year; key factors are overall health, insurance and income.Princessiccia

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More than a third of Kentucky adults say they didn't go to a dentist last year,...

Princess Health and Princess Health andPoll: Kentuckians who report excellent or very good sidewalks and road shoulders are more likely to be physically active.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andPoll: Kentuckians who report excellent or very good sidewalks and road shoulders are more likely to be physically active.Princessiccia

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Kentucky adults who ranked their neighborhood sidewalks and road shoulders as excellent...

Princess Health and Fewer families report having trouble paying medical bills; near-poor struggle more than poor families.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Fewer families report having trouble paying medical bills; near-poor struggle more than poor families.Princessiccia

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Fewer American families are having problems paying medical bills, but 20 percent...

Princess Health and Poll shows strong support for medical marijuana in Kentucky.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Poll shows strong support for medical marijuana in Kentucky.Princessiccia

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A statewide poll has found that 78 percent of Kentucky adults support the use of...

Princess Health and Poll shows health care costs are a burden for many Kentuckians.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Poll shows health care costs are a burden for many Kentuckians.Princessiccia

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A recent statewide survey shows health-care costs are a burden for many Kentuckians,...

Princess Health and Kentuckians tell pollsters they are concerned about air quality, but don't seem to put their concern into action.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentuckians tell pollsters they are concerned about air quality, but don't seem to put their concern into action.Princessiccia

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A recent poll shows that more than half of Kentucky adults, especially women, are...

Princess Health and Most Kentucky adults don't know that drug overdose is the leading cause of death in the state, but those in the east do.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Most Kentucky adults don't know that drug overdose is the leading cause of death in the state, but those in the east do.Princessiccia

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Drug overdoses, driven largely by prescription drug abuse, overtook motor vehicle...

Princess Health and Poll shows Kentucky health-care providers often fail to discuss HIV testing with patients.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Poll shows Kentucky health-care providers often fail to discuss HIV testing with patients.Princessiccia

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A new poll suggests that most Kentucky health-care providers follow guidelines for...

Princess Health and Kentucky's well-being ranks next to last, just above West Virginia.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Kentucky's well-being ranks next to last, just above West Virginia.Princessiccia

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Kentucky ranks next to last in the annual Gallup-Healthways Well-Being index, just...

Princess Health and Survey suggests Great Recession has harmed the health of Kentuckians.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Survey suggests Great Recession has harmed the health of Kentuckians.Princessiccia

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A recent poll shows continuation of a trend threatening Kentucky's overall health:...