http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/ Kentucky Voices for Health Online News en-us Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:47:10 -0500 Copyright: (C) 2010 Kentucky Voices for Health Study: KY Gets a 'C' For Kids' Access to Dental Care Public News Service-KY Kentucky is serving kids well in some areas, but not in others, when it comes to dental care, according to a new survey. The Pew Center on the States report gives the state a grade of 'C' overall for meeting criteria in four of eight areas examined. Pew's Dental Campaign Manager Laurie Norris says Kentucky's bright spot is water fluoridation, where it's a leader among all states."At present, 99.8 percent of their... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:47:10 -0500 http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/news/childdentalcare.html New Health Bills The deadline for filing legislation has now passed in the 2010 Kentucky General Assembly. Below is a summary of all new health-related legislation filed last week. Click on the bill numbers listed below to go to the Legislative Research Commission summary of the legislation, which includes a link to the full text and indicates the current status of the legislation. Bill # Sponsor Summary HB 549 Fischer Constitutional amendment: esta... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:47:02 -0500 http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/news/newhealthbills.html This Week in Frankfort LRC Public Information Writing an $18-billion state budget isn’t much different from writing a $50,000 household budget. First you get your bucks in a row. Then you decide how to spend them. It's simple. But never as easy as it sounds. Never when money's way short. And never in a grinding recession. That two-step process is announced plainly in the name of the budget committee in each chamber –Appropriations and Revenue. And this week saw progress on the re... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:25:53 -0500 http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/news/thisweekinfrankfort2.html The Latest Health Legislation With the General Assembly now past the halfway point in the 2010 Regular Session, 16 pieces of health-related legislation was filed last week. Here’s a brief rundown. Click on the bill numbers listed below to go to the Legislative Research Commission summary of the legislation, which includes a link to the full text and indicates the current status of the legislation. Bill # Sponsor Summary HB 469 Jenkins Name the existing adv... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:08:54 -0500 http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/news/thelatesthealthlegislation.html New report on public health spending Stateline.org When cases of swine flu began to show up in Maine last year, the state health department diverted three-quarters of its staff to an inoculation campaign and put other infectious disease prevention programs on a back burner. In Minnesota, restaurant inspectors pitched in to help deliver vaccines and hundreds of Los Angeles County health workers set aside prevention programs for tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases to lend a han... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:59:22 -0500 http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/news/newreportonpublichealthspending.html