Second town in tobacco-loving Grayson County goes smoke-free; local Population Health Committee's efforts helped

Clarkson , in Grayson County ( Wikipedia map) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two of the three towns in Grayson County now have smo...

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Kentucky's food insecurity declines slightly, but remains high in southeast; in 3 counties, rate among children is above 30 percent

Dots are food bank locations. For an interactive map with county data, click here . The percentage of Kentuckians with an insecure food supp...

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Elizabethtown newspaper reminds readers that community health begins with individual health

The annual County Health Rankings provide a good opportunity for news stories that focus attention on the health of communities. But they a...

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County Health Rankings show troubling trend of more premature deaths, contrasting trends among some counties

By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News The premature death rate is getting worse in 44 of Kentucky's 120 counties and improving in 12 coun...

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