Showing posts with label schools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label schools. Show all posts
USDA makes grants to expand Farm to School in Ky.
Casey joins Adair and Russell as longtime tobacco counties where schools are going tobacco-free; Clinton defers action
As Ky.'s teen-birth rank rises, mother objects to Casey Co. child-development class's baby shower for five pregnant students
Kentucky's ranking for births to females aged 15 to 19 is going up, and five students at Casey County High School are pregnant. A joint ...
As school-lunch debate puts attention on rejected meals, we might consider a bigger problem: food wasted at home
The new nutrition rules for school meals have led some students to throw away food they're served. Schools across the country are estima...
Students at elementary school in Bowling Green create walking trail to promote health and education
Telemedicine helps reduce waits for mental-health patients in ER and provides better health-care access in schools
Health professionals have used telemedicine to help delay Alzheimer's disease and reduce hearing loss in Appalachia, especially among ...
Boone County school bans all food at school birthday celebrations, partly in an effort to combat childhood obesity
Burlington Elementary School in Boone County has banned all food during birthday celebrations, including ice cream and cake, as part of its ...
Experts suggest ways to win public-policy changes to fight obesity
Though the obesity epidemic shows signs of stabilizing, it still carries national security risks—negatively affecting education, agriculture...
Kentucky school officials make foods look more appetizing and easier to eat, in order to decrease food waste
Some school districts are working to keep fruits and vegetables from being thrown out by students who seem to be unhappy with their school l...
State's commissioners of education and health urge Kentucky's school boards to make their campuses smoke-free
The commissioners of Kentucky’s education and health departments have jointly signed and sent letters to all 173 school superintendents in t...
Kentucky schools teach nutrition with hands-on-learning
Visiting dairy cows, growing food in the air and being the first school in the state to grow its own garden on school grounds are just some ...
Carroll County schools will make campuses tobacco-free in 2015, even including outdoor sporting events
The schools in Carroll County, once one of Kentucky's tobacco strongholds, have begun preparing students, parents, teachers and football...
Study shows students, especially those with ADHD, have improved academic performance after they exercise
Children do better in school when they aren't forced to sit still all day, especially those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorde...
School fundraisers that involve food must meet the new federal nutrition guidelines; state hasn't sought an exemption
Fundraising with foods that don't meet schools' new federal nutrition guidelines will not be allowed during the school day in Kentuc...
School nutrition beat keeps busy: Ketchup returns to Anderson County, more students eating at school in Allen County
Henderson County Schools post videos to explain changes in meals, snacks and school fund-raisers involving food
Pediatricians say middle and high schools shouldn't start class before 8:30 a.m., as a way to help sleep-deprived teenagers
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that middle and high schools not start of classes until 8:30 a.m. at the earlies...
Logan Co. schools work to keep kids and bus drivers hydrated during hot, humid days; here are tips for dealing with heat
With temperatures soaring into the high 90s and the heat index over 100, the new Logan County school superintendent made sure the students a...
W. Ky. elementaries use Baptist Health grants to join national program to fight childhood obesity; results encouraging
Two more West Kentucky schools have joined Project Fit America , a fitness program that targets childhood obesity, to help its students bec...
Montgomery County board OKs free meals at most schools
In a microcosm of discussions taking place all over Kentucky and much of America, a divided Montgomery County Board of Education decided Au...
