According to 2020 U.S. Census data, Kentucky has the second-highest drug overdose death rate in the United States. Kenton County has been hit particularly hard by the opioid crisis. Although the overd...
Obesity is a growing problem in America, and Kentucky ranks second highest in the nation with an adult obesity rate of 40.3, and Kentuckys children have the highest rate of obesity in the nation at 23...
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and qualit...
According to Americas Health Rankings, only 9.4 percent of adults aged 18-44 in Kentucky report eating two or more fruits and three or more vegetables daily. Since adults (parents and caregivers) are ...