Program 7
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.
Featured Projects:
- Advocacy and Support Center, Hardin County
- Appalachian Violence Outreach Network, Breathitt, Lee, Owsley, and Wolfe counties
Domestic violence is a sad reality in nearly every community. But there are ways to decrease the number of cases of neglect and abuse, increase reporting of existing abuse, and support the victims:
The Appalachian Violence Outreach Network serves women in Breathitt, Lee, Owsley, and Wolfe counties who have survived interpersonal violence or traumatic stress.
Hardin County’s Advocacy and Support Center is a combination rape crisis and child advocacy center that helps victims of violence get a new start in life through crisis counseling, information and referral services, medical support, therapy, victim advocacy, community education, training, and consultation.
This edition of The CommonHealth of Kentucky also spotlights efforts by schools—and parents—to prevent sexual abuse and eliminate bullying.