The CommonHealth of Kentucky
A 13-part KET production aimed at improving the health of all Kentuckians by sharing health and wellness projects from across the state that are succeeding in making their communities healthier.
Be Well Kentucky
a project of KET’s Be Well Kentucky initiative
The CommonHealth of Kentucky is a 2005 KET production. Produced in partnership with the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Each program in The CommonHealth of Kentucky features a panel discussion of the topic with Kentucky health care professionals. The panelists:
Dr. Wayne Tuckson, series host
a Louisville surgeon and activist in addressing the health needs of minorities
Dr. Gilbert H. Friedell
a cancer researcher and advocate of community-based solutions to cancer control
Elizabeth Powell Holcomb, Ph.D.
a nurse practitioner and teacher who works to expand access to health care in rural areas
Dr. Rallie McAllister
a family physician and author who focuses on workplace health, weight loss, and nutrition
Larry I. Palmer
a professor whose work explores the territory where medicine, law, etchics, and public policy intersect