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Refugees, evacuees find homes and support in the Ohio Valley
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Ohio Valley ReSource · Refugees, evacuees find homes and support in the Ohio Valley LEXINGTON, Ky. (OVR) — On a warm April afternoon, Ruhullah Rezai, his wife Mahriya and son… Read More
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Inconsistent laws and tracking systems make it difficult to count intimate partner violence deaths in the Ohio Valley
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Ohio Valley ReSource · 020422OVR – F Teresa Wilson’s first apartment of her own was a big deal. “She felt like she was gaining more independence. And I think the… Read More
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Ohio Valley childhood obesity rates have increased, putting kids at greater risk of severe COVID-19 illness
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Ohio Valley ReSource · Childhood obesity & covid FRANKFORT, Ky. (OVR) — In October, University of Kentucky Children’s hospital reported a substantial rise in children hospitalized for COVID-19. The escalation… Read More
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Childhood obesity rates in the Ohio Valley are higher than the national average
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RICHMOND, Ky. (OVR) — For the second year in a row, Kentucky has the highest rate of childhood obesity among kids ages 10-to-17 at 23.8%. That’s according to a new report by the… Read More
![The National Guard and the Athens City-County Health Department administered free pop-up COVID-19 tests at the Athens High School parking lot in August.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screen-Shot-2020-08-22-at-4.38.44-PM-e1598128946237-900x422.png)
Long Into The Pandemic, Ohio Valley Health Departments Aren’t Just Fighting COVID-19
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Ohio Valley ReSource · 092421OVR – F The pandemic has swamped health departments. Since August, Ohio Valley health departments have been dealing with a massive surge in cases and that… Read More
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Addiction In The Pandemic: The $350M Effort To Heal Communities In Opioid Crisis
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MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — The Madison County health department in Kentucky has kept its harm reduction program open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to continue its work against the other… Read More
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Addiction In The Pandemic: An Interview With White House Leader On Drug Control Policy
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FRANKFURT, Ky. (OVR) — When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released drug overdose death data last December, it warned about the impacts the ongoing pandemic has had on… Read More
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Addiction In The Pandemic: Staying In Treatment While Staying COVID Safe
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (OVR) — Since 2012, the 2nd Chance Center for Addiction Treatment has served people in Lexington, Kentucky. The office sits on a busy street on the city’s north… Read More
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Addiction In The Pandemic: An Interview With A Member Of Narcotics Anonymous
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (OVR) — Terrance D. is the father of two daughters and lives in Lexington. He’s a carpenter and owns a small construction company. More than 15 years ago,… Read More
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Addiction In The Pandemic: Overdose Deaths Surge As Coronavirus Adds To Opioid Crisis
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (OVR) — Terrance D. has been sober for more than 15 years and Narcotics Anonymous has been a big part of his recovery. He uses a pseudonym when… Read More
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Answering Your Questions About The COVID-19 Vaccines
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FRANKFURT, Ky. (OVR) — The arrival of the first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was met with cheers around the Ohio Valley as the first doses were administered to front-line… Read More
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Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (OVR) — Dr. Kirk Tucker, chief clinical officer of Adena Health Systems in Chillicothe, Ohio, said a week before Thanksgiving that the health system’s three hospitals in southern Ohio… Read More
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Older Veterans Face New Fight As Coronavirus Surges In Region
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (OVR) — On Monday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear delivered his daily briefing on coronavirus, which is surging across the Ohio Valley. Eleven more Kentuckians had died that day…. Read More
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Health Insurance For More Than A Million Ohio Valley Residents At Stake In Affordable Care Act Challenge
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RICHMOND, Ky. (OVR) — When the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to move forward with President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett, Senate Democrats boycotted. In their… Read More
![Lexington firefighters Joshua Slugantz, Brandon Mobley and Andy Kenner at the UK Samaritan Hospital in Lexington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Firefighters-scaled-e1602511613636-900x422.jpg)
COVID-19 Costs Ohio Valley Hospitals Billions, Putting Some Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closing
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GREENUP COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — In April, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Greenup County, Kentucky, joined a long list of hospitals that have closed in the Ohio Valley. Fewer hospitals can… Read More