public health – MD Update

Obesity Prevention and Weight Loss a Community Effort

February 1, 2021February 17, 2021 Brian Boisseau, CHFS, DPH, DPQI activity opportunity, bariatric, barrier, behavior therapy portion of weight loss, CHFS, determinant, diabetes, DPQI, evidence-based, evidence-based program, first-line strategy, Frankfort, FRANKFORT excess weight, harsh picture, harsh picture of the consequence of obesity, image001 Brian Boisseau, impact of obesity, individual medical cost burden, initial weight loss, Kentucky, Kentucky department, Kentucky physical activity, lifestyle, lifestyle change program, line evidence-based weight loss strategy, long-term weight loss success, national diabetes prevention program, NHLBI, NHLBI obesity education initiative, nutrition, nutrition program, nutritious food, obesity, obesity prevention, overall population health, person 's risk of develop type 2 diabetes, person of normal weight, physical activity, physical activity opportunity, population health, public health, public health initiative, quality-of-life outcome, SDOH, social determinant, social determinant of health, strategy, success of initial weight loss, surgery, therapy, type 2, type 2 diabetes, weight loss success, weight loss surgery, weight-loss, wide range of health

FRANKFORT Excess weight and obesity are serious threats to the health and wellbeing of many people. In Kentucky, over 36%

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Perspectives and Opinions: Old and New

May 1, 2020September 4, 2020 Ardis Hoven AIDS, AIDS epidemic, American medical association, console family, console patient, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, current pandemic, disease physician, emergency management specialist, epidemic, epidemiologist, exhaust hour, fear of association, front line, front-line healthcare personnel, health system, healthcare, healthcare delivery system, HIV, Hoven, image001 Ardis Hoven, implication of the diagnosis, infected created miserable situation, infection, infectious disease, infectious disease physician, infrastructure of public health, initial day of the AIDS epidemic, Kentucky, Kentucky college, lack of PPE, lack of protective equipment, lack of timely information, loss of health insurance, management of epidemic, medical association, medicine, mistrust, mistrust of government, multitude of health issue, national process, necessary test, necessary test equipment, onset of the HIV, pandemic, perspective, physician, political hindrance, potential epidemic, PPE, preparedness, preparedness effort, proactive manner, provide care, public health, public health system, real-time action, real-time availability, real-time availability of PPE, safety specialist, societal factor, stigma, treatment challenge, university of Kentucky, unprecedented pace, viral infection, work of epidemiologist

For an infectious disease physician practicing at the onset of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Lexington, in some ways the environment

Public Health Special Section

Guidelines for a Healthy Diet

February 1, 2020April 2, 2020 Elizabeth Anderson-Hoagland, MPH active live component, available drink water, breastfeeding component, candy bar call, childhood education, component of a recent grant, Connie White, decent amount of fiber, deputy commissioner, deputy commissioner of the department, deputy commissioner of the KY department, disease control, early childhood education, easy choice, entree, food service establishment, food service guideline, food service guideline component, grain-rich, grain-rich food, guideline, health equity, healthy choice, healthy diet, healthy eat option, healthy food, healthy food service guideline, healthy option, image002 photo, Kentucky, Kentucky department, Kentucky physical activity, KY department, Ky., lean protein entree, level of a worksite, local food service establishment, nutrition, nutrition grant, nutrition program, obesity, option, physical activity, plant-based protein, protein entree, public health, safe food option, social determinant of health, span grant, state health department 's physical activity, statewide obesity, sugar-sweetened soda, sustained support, three-pronged approach, twinge of guilt, US center, vegetable option, voluntary good business practice, wellness of employee

We’ve all been there. It’s a busy day at work, you didn’t have time to pack something before rushing out

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Public Health, Safety, and Access to Care Priorities for Physicians in 2020

February 1, 2020April 2, 2020 Emily Schott authorization requirement, Care priority, cessation, co-pay, co-pay accumulator policy, co-pay card, copays, deceptive drug injury advertisement, driver 's license renewal process, drug injury advertisement, e-cigarette/vaping, e-cigarette/vaping excise tax, government-mandated rate, image001 photo, Kentuckian, Kentucky, Kentucky medical association, key issue impact Kentuckian, KMA, KMA Emily Schott, legal sale of tobacco product, legislation, list of legislative priority, medication-assisted, medication-assisted treatment, non-opioid, non-opioid pain treatment, out-of-network, out-of-network service, patient 's out-of-pocket, patient of the commonwealth, payer, physician, prior authorization requirement, public health, removal of prior authorization requirement, robust public health agenda, session, session of the Kentucky general assembly, state tobacco prevention, story of cost increase, surprise bill, third-party financial assistance, tobacco, vision test, voice of physician

The 2020 session of the Kentucky General Assembly kicked off on Tuesday, January 7. As with all even-numbered years, the

Complementary Care

Vaping and E-Cigarettes Add to Lung Disease

November 1, 2019February 21, 2020 Elizabeth A. Hoagland, CHFS, DPH, DPQI adult, CDC, cough, curious cluster, curious cluster of case, diarrhea, E-Cigarette, e-cigarette use, e-cigarettes, electronic cigarette, EVALI, Frankfort, healthcare, healthcare provider, injury, Kentucky, Kentucky department, local investigation, long-term health impact, lung, lung injury, marijuana, marijuana extract, marijuana use, national investigation, nausea, nicotine, probable case of lung injury, product use-associated lung injury, provider, public health, shortness, shortness of breath, symptom, THC, tobacco, tobacco product, use e-cigarettes, use-associated, vapes, vaping

FRANKFORT You’ve seen them in stores and on billboards on the side of the road, and heard about them on

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News – Nov 2015

November 1, 2015 MD-Update Staff active member of the military, after-hours clinic, AmeriHealth Caritas, baptist health, baptist health community, baptist health plan, baptist health plan office, Blakely, business administration, Care, Care advise, CEO, CEO of Floyd memorial hospital, chief health integration officer, chronic health condition, clinical policy, CMO, CMO position, COPD, corporate medical director, Dan Fairley, dean, dean of the university of Louisville school, defense health board, Dr. Daniel J., Eichenberger, Eichenberger 's title, Ephraim McDowell, Ephraim McDowell health, federal advisory board, firsthand insight, Floyd, Floyd memorial, Floyd memorial hospital, Floyd memorial medical Group-Physician associate, Floyd memorial medical Group-Physician associate of Floyds knob, Group-Physician, Group-Physician associate, H., Hammond, health community, health integration officer, health plan, health plan office, health service 's board, health service 's board of trustee, HealthAmerica Kentucky, HealthCare of Louisville, high-ranking military personnel, IND, information science, interim, interim CEO, internal medicine, internal medicine residency, Isaac J., J., James, Kentucky, Kentucky position, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, Lexington, Lexington market leader, local primary care provider, Louisville, Louisville Craig, Louisville Craig H., Louisville native, Louisville school, Maninno, Mannino, Mark Shugarman, Maxicare-Virginia/HealthAmerica, medical director, medicine, medicine residency, Myers II, News, NIH, pair of Care advise, pediatric residency, pediatrics, pediatrics part-time, perimeter drive, pharmacy, pharmacy activity, Philadelphia 's AmeriHealth Caritas, Piper, population health, post of medical director, president of the baptist health, public health, questionnaire, Sentara health plan, Tassin, temple university hospital, Thomas James III, traveler 's health, U, university of Kentucky college of medicine

Eichenberger Named CEO at Floyd Memorial NEW ALBANY, INDIANA On October 1, 2015, the Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services’

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News – Sep 2015

September 1, 2015February 1, 2017 MD-Update Staff acupuncture, allergy, Allergy & Immunology, American academy, American academy of medical acupuncture, American heart association, Arnett, Avery, Bailey, Bhatnagar, Birmingham school of medicine, board-certified, board-eligible, Bolli, Bryant, cardiovascular science, Care, Care medicine, Care network, chair, Chattanooga unit, Chattanooga unit of the college of medicine, clinic, colon, critical Care medicine, CSR, Cynthiana, diagnostics center, Dr. Michael Dobbs, Driscoll child, Driscoll child 's hospital, EMRMC, Ephraim McDowell, extensive background of family medicine practice, FAAFP, FACPE, family medicine, family medicine practice, fellowed, fellowship, general surgery, Greenville, Greenville hospital system, Greenville hospital system 's center, heart association, heart research, HMH, immunology, international society, ISHR, Johnson, Johnson city, Kentucky, Kosair, Kosair child, Kosair child 's hospital, Lexington, Lexington clinic, Lexington clinic allergy, Lexington Lexington, Lexington Lexington clinic, Louisville, Matthew Bailey, McDonald, medical acupuncture, medical degree, medical director, medicine, Melissa V., new physician, News, NIH, NIH-funded, Norton, Norton Healthcare, Norton stroke, pediatric residency, pediatrics, Peking university health science center, Peter Harris, physician, podiatric medicine, podiatry, public health, rectal surgery, rectal surgery specialist, residency, RN, scientist award, Shuya Wu, society of critical Care medicine, stroke, surgery, surgery specialist, Tennessee, UK college, UK HealthCare, university of Kentucky, university of Tennessee, UofL, v., Wu

Lexington Clinic Announces New Physicians LEXINGTON Lexington Clinic is pleased to announce the addition of three new physicians, Melissa V.

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News – Mar 2015

March 1, 2015 MD-Update Staff A., acquired brain injury program, Atlanta 's shepherd center, baby, Bada, bluegrass avenue, brain, brain injury, brain injury program, brain injury rehabilitation, brain injury research, C., cardiologist, Care associate, catastrophic care hospital, chair, chief resident, circulation, clinic, clonidine, comprehensive primary care, cord, cord medicine, Darryl L., department 's commitment, diabetic health, diabetologist, division of physical medicine, doctorate of medicine degree, Duke, Duke university, Emory university 's school, Emory university 's school of medicine, endowed chair, Evans, Goldstein, hospitalization, information science, injury, internal medicine physician, internal medicine residency, internship, J., Jefferson medical associate, Johnson, journal, Kaelin, Kentucky, Kentucky college, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, L., Lexington, Lexington clinic, Louisville, Louisville department, Louisville school, Louisville Tamea Evans, mechanical assisted circulation, medical degree, medical director, medical director of brain injury research, medical director of the acquired brain injury program, medicine, medicine residency, morphine, NAS, neonatologist, neuro-rehabilitation, neurological surgery, neurology, News, opiate, Owsley Brown Frazier, patient heal, PhD, physical medicine, practice diabetologist, primary Care associate, public health, R., rehabilitation, residency, school of public health, Shepherd center, Sinai, spinal cord medicine, stroke, therapy, U, U of L., undergraduate degree, university of Kentucky college of medicine, university of Louisville department of neurological surgery, university of Louisville school of medicine, university of Washington, VA, VAD, VAD journal, Williams, woman 's care

Evans joins KentuckyOne Health Primary Care Associates LOUISVILLE Tamea Evans, MD, has joined KentuckyOne Health Medical Group. She is practicing

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Raising the Grade

February 1, 2014 Jennifer S. Newton advocacy, age-adjusted rate, air pollution, American lung association, average rate of flu, behavior of lung cell, Care registry, category of the American lung association, cessation program, chair of the department of medicine, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, clinical care, clinical trial, critical care, development of a national patient Care registry, disorder, Dr. Jesse Roman, Dr. Jesse Roman help, Dr. Rafael, Dr. Rafael L., effect of tobacco, FDA-approved drug, fibrosis, fibrosis foundation, flu, free air policy, Grade, high age-adjusted rate, high age-adjusted rate of lung cancer incidence, high prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, high rate of asthma, improve lung health, interstitial lung disease program, Jesse Roman, Kentucky, Kentucky 's lung health, L., lack of tobacco control, Louisville, Louisville F, lung, lung association, lung cancer incidence, lung disease, lung disease program, lung fibrosis, lung health, lung pathologist, lung remodel, medicine, national patient Care registry, national public advocacy, outcome, pathologist, physician, pneumonia vaccine participation, public health, pulmonary fibrosis foundation, pulmonologist, pulmonologists, Pulmonology, remodel, respiratory health, Roman 's research, sleep medicine, smoking-attributable, smoking-attributable lung cancer mortality rate, specialty area, standard method of treatment, state of public health, state of tobacco control report, tissue, tobacco, tobacco control report, tobacco exposure, tobacco prevention, treatment of fibrosis, university of Louisville, UofL, UofL 's pulmonology program, UofL pulmonologist, vaccine

LOUISVILLE F = Failing. That’s the grade Kentucky received in, not one, but all four categories of the American Lung

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“Falls Summit” at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital Aims to Reduce Risk, Injury, and Death

September 1, 2013January 20, 2017 Gil Dunn accident death, adult, cardinal Hill rehabilitation hospital, chronic disease, clinical affair, Connie Gayle White, deputy commissioner of clinical affair, division of prevention, FACOG, Falls Summit, fracture, geriatric specialist, health issue, Hill rehabilitation hospital, hospitalization, in-patient, in-patient hospitalization, injury, injury skyrocket, joint venture of the Kentucky department, Kentucky, Kentucky department, Kentucky injury prevention, Kentucky safe age coalition, Kentucky safety, KIPRC, KSPAN, KSPAN website, lead cause of injury, multiple medicine, old adult, old adult population, potential public health issue, prevention, prevention alignment network, prevention program, program coordinator, program coordinator of the Kentucky safety, public health, senior patient, sparrow, STEADI, Steve sparrow, stop elderly accident death, UK college of public health

“Falls are the leading cause of injury related deaths in older adults,” states Steve Sparrow, program coordinator of the Kentucky