Add Comment education, entertainment, mental health, schools, suicide, teens, youth Edit Anderson Co. Middle School bans fictional teen suicide book from curriculum; school psychologists' group has concerns about book Anderson County Middle School will no longer use a fictional book on teenage suicide for classroom instruction, citing a controversial Netf... Read More
Add Comment children, children's health, economy, education, poverty, pregnancy, smoking, smoking bans, teens, tobacco, wellness, youth Edit Ky. ranked 34th for overall well-being of children in Kids Count report; advocates say key to improvement is to address poverty By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As long as more than one every four Kentucky children live in poverty, the state will struggle to im... Read More
Add Comment education, legislation, research, school nurses, schools Edit Nurses and their allies seek a mandate for a nurse in every school, which they say would improve learning outcomes Kari Hall, CMA, with a Madison County student By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Putting a full-time nurse in every Kentucky school wou... Read More
Add Comment childhood obesity, children, children's health, education, nutrition, school lunch, USDA, youth Edit School lunch rules relaxed: USDA delays lower salt limit, allows 1% milk, lets states exempt schools from whole-grain rule Lunch at school in Henderson ( The Gleaner photo) Schools won't have to cut salt until 2020, and can serve 1 percent fat milk instead o... Read More
Add Comment education, entertainment, schools, suicide, television, youth Edit Louisville schools and national school psychologists' group warn parents about Netflix series on a fictional youth suicide "A Netflix original miniseries that is getting a lot of attention throughout the country prompted Jefferson County Public Schools to ... Read More
Add Comment Congress, diabetes, education, food, nutrition, obesity, school health, schools, state government, student health, sugar, trans fat, USDA Edit With pushes from Obama administration, Kentucky schools focused more on health; example: less junk food is available Lexington Herald-Leader file photo Sugary drinks, fatty snacks and chocolate candy are becoming harder to buy in Kentucky schools, which are... Read More
Add Comment education, research, smoking, smoking cessation, tobacco, youth Edit High-school students' research finds smokers are more likely to want to quit smoking after seeing their carbon monoxide levels Taryn Kerley and Becca Calvert, Barren County High School seniors Cigarette smokers who saw their carbon monoxide levels rise after they smo... Read More