19 Episodes
Program Details
This special explores how health care professionals and advocates across the state, tired of waiting for an outside solution, are making innovative changes locally to deliver the kind of health care rural Kentuckians truly need. A KET production.
Bale Center #4
Promotoras #6
Trauma Care #10
Alliance Coal #30000
Alliance Coal addresses employee health needs by providing on-site medical care and preventive health screenings.
Bale Center #40000
The Bale Center for Prevention prevents and reverses cardio-vascular disease through intensive patient education and cutting edge diagnostic tools.
Diabetes Management #50000
At the Richmond Diabetes Center of Excellence, one of six in the state, adults with diabetes learn how to manage their illness and become "healthy people living with diabetes."
Promotoras #60000
In Montgomery County, a growing Hispanic population prompted the local health department to think differently about delivering health care.
Healthy Communities #70000
Two counties in Kentucky demonstrate how communities can create a culture of health.
Cancer Prevention #80000
The University of Kentucky Rural Cancer Prevention Center is using innovative outreach strategies to increase the use of the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardisal.
Health Care Providers #90000
With a health care provider shortage in Kentucky, experts explain the importance of utilizing all of our health care professionals to their maximum potential.
Trauma Care #100000
Two rural Kentucky hospitals demonstrate the importance of a state-wide trauma network.