[♪♪] >> I THINK IT'S A STARTING POINT.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A STRONG PRIMARY CARE NETWORK AND THAT DOESN'T EXIST IN RURAL KENTUCKY.

>> Renee: HOW CAN THE STATE OVERCOME ITS BIGGEST HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHEN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

>> OF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE MOST IMPACTED BY DISASTERS, FIVE OF THEM ARE IN KENTUCKY.

>> Renee: AND THE PROBLEM ISN'T JUST TORNADOES AND FLOODS.

WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A SILENT KILLER THAT IS WORSE IN SOME PLACES THAN OTHERS.

>> THERE'S ALMOST NOTHING, I WOULD SAY, THAT FROM A HEALTH STANDPOINT THAT WALKING OR SOME FORM OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DOESN'T ACTUALLY BENEFIT.

THERE'S ALMOST TO REASON TO NOT GO FOR A WALK.

>> Renee: THESE KENTUCKIANS ARE IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH BY TAKING THINGS IN STRIDE.

OUR FOCUS IS TO PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY PRODUCT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Renee: EFFORTS TO GET LOCAL NUTRITIOUS FAIR INTO AN URBAN FOOD DESERT.

>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.

[♪♪] >> Renee: GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" FOR THIS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, START OF A BRAND NEW WEEK I'M RENEE SHAW AND WE THANK YOU FOR SPENDING YOUR MONDAY EVENING WITH US.

MORE THAN A MILLION KENTUCKIANS ARE ON MEDICAID AT A HEFTY COST AND THE STATE WANTS TO FIND WAYS TO SAVE MONEY WHILE MAKING SURE THOSE WHO NEED HEALTHCARE CAN GET IT.

LAST WEEK THE KENTUCKY MEDICAID WORD IN FRANKFORT HEARD FROM MEDICAID EXPERTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF NEW DELIVERY MODELS.

OUR EMILY SISK HAS DETAILS IN TONIGHT'S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

>> THE REAL ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS IS THE EXCESS COST OF HEALTHCARE.

>> DENNIS SMITH GAVE MEDICAID BOARD MEMBERS THAT ADVICE LAST WEEK.

SMITH HAS SPENT 40 YEARS WORKING ON MEDICAID THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

HE SAID IN HIS EXPERIENCE IT OFTEN TAKES SOME EXTRA RESOURCES TO CUT DOWN ON WASTEFUL MEDICAID SPENDING.

>> IN ORDER TO REDUCE WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE, YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY MAKE GREATER INVESTMENTS TO DO THAT.

>> SENATOR MEREDITH SAID IN HIS OPINION KENTUCKY'S MEDICAID PROGRAM DOESN'T NEED MORE MONEY IT NEEDS TO SPEND CURRENT FUNDS THE RIGHT WAY.

>> IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY POSITION HOPE YOU CAN SUPPORT IT THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY IN THE SYSTEM TO TAKE CARE OF EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD IN THE COUNTRY IF WE SPEND IT THE RIGHT WAY, REDUCING THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN.

>> THEY BOTH SAID ONE OF KENTUCKY'S BIGGEST HEALTHCARE PROBLEMS IS THE LACK OF RURAL ACCESS TO DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS.

>> I THINK IT IS A STARTING POINT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A STRONG PRIMARY CARE NETWORK AND IT DOESN'T EXIST IN RURAL KENTUCKY.

40S OF OUR POPULATION LIVES THERE AND 14% OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS ARE THERE.

I'M NOT SURE THERE'S HOPE FOR RURAL HEALTHCARE IN KENTUCKY.

>> THE HEALTHCARE EXPERTS SAID LOOMING FEDERAL CUTS TO MEDICAID WOBTD'S -- WON'T HELP THAT SITUATION.

THE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY KENTUCKY SHARED IDEAS FOR NEW HEALTHCARE DELIVERRY MODELS THAT LOOK TO BRIDGE THE GAP OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.

>> THESE MODELS EMBED ACCOUNTABILITY DIRECTLY INTO HOW CARE IS DELIVERED HOW COMMUNITIES INVEST IF AND IMPROVE HEALTH.

>> THE SENATOR DOUGLAS IS A PHYSICIAN IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY HE WAS CRITICAL OF THE PROPOSED HEALTHCARE MODELS SAYING PATIENTS NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE MORE THAN THE COMMUNITY.

>> I'M LOOKING AT THE MODELS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH OF THESE CREATES PATIENT EXPECTATIONS, TRACKS PATIENT PARTICIPATION AND ADJUSTS BENEFITS BASED ON PATIENT'S APPLIANCE.

>> ALLISON SAID IN HER MODELS THERE IS MORE FOCUS ON IF THE COMMUNITY HAS THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES.

SENATOR DOUGLAS STILL WAS NOT SATISFIED.

>> I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT WHICH SYSTEM SETS UP AN ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT OPPORTUNITY, I PUSHBACK A LOT AGAINST THAT WORD OPPORTUNITY.

BECAUSE WE CAN HAVE ALL THE OPPORTUNITY IN THE WORLD BUT IF WE DON'T GET OUT OF BED IT DOESN'T MATTER.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE OF THESE ASK FOR MORE ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE RECEIVING CARE WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

>> NEITHER.

>> OKAY.

THANK YOU.

>> ADAMS RESPONDED SAYING IN ORDER TO BUILD A HEALTHIER KENTUCKY, LEADERS WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER PATIENTS' SOCIAL NEEDS LIKE TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING.

FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M EMILY SISK.

>> Renee: THANK YOU, EMILY.

STATE REPRESENTATIVE KEN FLEMING A CO-CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE SAID THE GROUP IS WEIGHING ALL OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO MEDICAID DELIVERY MODELS THE COMMITTEE'S ROLE IS TO HEADACHE DISCUSSIONS TO THE GENERAL STEM R ASSEMBLY HOW TO PROCEED WITH THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

>>> THE U.S.

COULD BE TWO DAYS AWAY FROM A PARTIAL SHUT DOWN OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS THEY ARE STILL NO AGREEMENT ON A BUDGET PLAN.

U.S.

SENATOR RAND PAUL APPEARED ON FACE THE NATION YESTERDAY TO EXPLAIN WHY HE OPPOSED BOTH THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PLANS.

>> THE REPUBLICAN PROPOSAL ADDS $2 TRILLION IN DEBT OVER THE NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE SHORT $2 TRILLION.

I OPPOSED THE PLAN BECAUSE IT ADDS DEBT.

THE DEMOCRAT PLAN WOULD ADD $3 TRILLION IN DEBT.

BOTH PLANS ARE LADEN WITH DEFICIT SPENDING AND THAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM OUR COUNTRY FACES.

I'VE PROPOSED A PLAN WHICH WOULD CUT A LITTLE BIT ACROSS THE BOARD AND BALANCE OVER FIVE YEARS.

WOO GOT A VOTE ON MINE AND 36 REPUBLICANS SUPPORTED IT AND 16 DIDN'T AND NO DEMOCRATS DID.

MY PLAN DID NOT PASS.

MY PLAN I SUPPORT REDUCES SPENDING AND REDUCES DEFICIT SPENDING.

>> SENATOR PAUL TALKED ABOUT DONALD TRUMP'S PLAN TO SEND TROOPS TO PORTLAND, OREGON PAUL SAID HE WOULD PREFER NOT TO SEND TROOPS INTO AMERICAN CITIES BUT THE PRESIDENT HAS THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO DO SO.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS TO ACT IF LOCAL AUTHORITIES WON'T ACT TO STOP CRIME.

>>> KENTUCKY WILL GET ALMOST $18 MILLION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROZE THE MONEY WHICH HAD BEEN APPROVED.

GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR JOINED A LAWSUIT IN AUGUST TO GET THAT MONEY BACK.

KENTUCKY HAS FIVE EV CHARGING STATIONS NOW WITH THREE MORE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND PLANS FOR A TOTE WILL AOF 46.

>> GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR HAS CHANGED HOW YOUNG OFFENDERS CAN BE RESTRICTED OR ISOLATED WHILE IN A JUVENILE FACILITY.

THE NEW REGULATIONS WILL MEAN MORE MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS.

THE GOVERNOR TALKED ABOUT IT DURING HIS NEWS CONFERENCE LAST THURSDAY.

>> TODAY, I SIGNED TWO EMERGENCY REGULATIONS TO UPDATE ISOLATION REGULATION.

THIS STEP REQUIRES LEADERSHIP REVIEW, AND IT REQUIRES LEADERSHIP TO APPROVE TIME LIMITS.

IT WILL ALSO MANDATE ALL STAFF ARE TRAINED ON THIS NEW POLICY AND ISOLATION ISN'T EXCESSIVELY USED ONLY IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES AND SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY.

>> Renee: THE GOVERNOR'S REACTING AFTER A MAN CRASHED HIS VEHICLE INTO A CHURCH YESTERDAY IN MICHIGAN AND BEGAN SHOOTING PEOPLE.

FOUR PEOPLE DIED SEVERAL MORE WERE HURT.

THE GUNMAN WAS KILLED THIS IS WHAT GOVERNOR BESHEAR HAD TO SAY QUOTE AMERICANS SHOULD ALWAYS BE SAFE AND FEEL SAFE ESPECIALLY IN THEIR HOUSES OF WORSHIP.

MY HEARTBREAKS FOR THE CHURCH IN MICHIGAN VIOLENCE SENSE BUILDING ACTS MUST END.

MY PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAITH COMMUNITY AND ALL THOSE AFFECTED.

END QUOTE.

>>> TOURISTS SPENT ABOUT $73 MILLION WHILE VISITING MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IN 2024 ACCORDING TO NUMBERS BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

IT HAD 747,000 VISITORS LAST YEAR.

SUPERINTENDENT BARCLAY TRIMBLE SAYS PEOPLE ARE STAYING LONGER AND SPENDING MORE MONEY AND HELPING TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

>>> IN TONIGHT'S MEDICAL NEWS, POWER PLANT EMISSIONS HURT KENTUCKIANS MORE THAN PEOPLE IN OTHER STATES ACCORDING TO THE COMMONWEALTH FUNDS STATE SCORECARD ON CLIMATE AND HEALTH.

THE STUDY LOOKED AT THE HEALTH IMPACT OF EMISSIONS FROM ELECTRICAL PLANTS, GREENHOUSE GASES, THE FLOOD RISK TO HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND MORE.

THE STUDY SAID AIR POLLUTION IN KENTUCKY CONTRIBUTES TO ASTHMA ATTACKS, LUNG CANCER AND PREMATURE DEATH.

KENTUCKY WAS SECOND TO LAST AMONG THE 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

ONLY WEST VIRGINIA WAS WORSE.

>>> FALL IS NOW HERE BUT IN THE AFTERNOONS IT STILL FEELS LIKE SUMMER.

HEAT IS MORE DEADLY THAN YOU MIGHT THINK ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS AND THAT INCLUDES URBAN PARTS OF KENTUCKY.

THAT'S THE TOPIC OF THIS SUNDAY'S KENTUCKY'S HEALTH WITH KET'S Dr.

WAYNE TUCKSON.

HE SPOKE TO AN EXPERT ABOUT URBAN HEAT A SILENT KILLER.

>> WE HEAR THE TERM URBAN HEAT ISLANDS WHAT ARE THEY AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO MITIGATE THESE THINGS?

>> SO A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE THINK ABOUT EXTREME WEATHER, YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT TORNADOES AND HURRICANES.

THERE'S ACTUALLY A STUDY THAT SHOWED THAT OFF THE TOP 10 COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE MOST IMPACTED BY DISASTERS, FIVE OF THEM ARE IN KENTUCKY.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD SURPRISE ANYBODY HEARING THIS BASED ON OUR COMMUNITY'S EXPERIENCE OF THE STORMS AND WEATHER AND FLOODING.

HOWEVER, SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE DON'T SEE, BUT IS EQUALLY LETHAL IS URBAN HEAT.

AND IT'S A SILENT KILLER BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES HEAT STRESS AND URBAN AREAS TEND TO BE SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER THAN RURAL AREAS SOMETIMES BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF URBAN CANOPY AND USE OF MATERIALS LIKE CONCRETE AND ASPHALT THAT HOLD HEAT AND THAT IS WHERE THE TERM COMES FROM.

AND AS HEAT INCREASES, HEAT STRESS CAN HAVE OTHER IMPACTS LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, IT CAN INCREASE THE INCIDENCES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WILL ATTRIBUTE IF THERE'S A DEATH OR AN ILLNESS THAT IS A RESULT OF HEAT, IT'S OFTEN ATTRIBUTED TO CARDIOVASCULAR ILLNESS EVEN THOUGH THE HEAT MAY HAVE BEEN WHAT ULTIMATELY EXACERBATED THAT CONDITION.

SO URBAN HEAT IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT.

ESPECIALLY IMPACTS VULNERABLE PEOPLE LIKE THE ELDERLY OR YOUNG CHILDREN OR THE HOUSELESS.

AND IT HAS A LOT OF IMPACTS ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND HEALTH AND LOUISVILLE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN SEEN TO BE ONE OF THE FASTEST WARMING URBAN HEAT ISLANDS BASED ON A STUDY DONE A FEW YEARS AGO.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY IS FOCUSED ON.

AND THE MAIN WAYS TO MITIGATE WOULD BE ADDING MORE GREEN SPACE AND BECAUSE VEGETATION AND TREES HELP BRING DOWN TEMPERATURES AND ALSO TO THINK THROUGH MORE REFLECTIVE MATERIALS WHETHER IT'S A COOL ROOF OR SOMETHING THAT REFLECTS HEAT OFF AND KEEPS YOUR BUILDING COOLER.

IT HELPS WITH ENERGY BILLS AS WELL AND MAKES WALKING OUTSIDE MORE PLEASANT BUT IT ALSO HAS A DIRECT HEALTH IMPACT.

>> Renee: YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE DISCUSSION THIS WEEKEND WHEN A NEW SEASON OF KENTUCKY HEALTH PREMIERS.

YOU CAN CATCH IT SUNDAYS AT 1:30 EVEN, 12:30 CENTRAL HERE ON KET.

>>> TONIGHT ON KET LEARN ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE AND GOOD NUTRITION THINGS YOU NEED A REFRESHER ON ON THE WELLNESS SHIFT A KET FORUM.

AMONG THE TOPICS: WALKING.

THERE IS A MOVEMENT TO GET PEOPLE ON THEIR FEET AND HITTING THE PAVEMENT OR TREADMILL ON A REGULAR BASIS.

KELSEY STARKS FOUND PEOPLE IN LOUISVILLE ON THE PATH TO GOOD HEALTH.

>> SOMETIMES GETTING HEALTHY CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS TAKING ONE STEP AT A TIME.

>> YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.

I MEAN EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT WALKING AT ALL, GET UP AND START WALKING BACK AND FORTH FROM YOUR KITCHEN TO YOUR LIVING ROOM AND THAT IS LIKE 10, 20 STEPS, 50 STEPS YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.

>> THE GOAL OF THE LOUISVILLE CHAPTER OF WALK WITH A DOC SOME 20-60 WALKERS GATHER ONCE A MONTH TO DO A SIMPLE WALK WITH A DOCTOR.

>> SO OUR LOCAL CHAPTER STARTED IN MARCH OF 2023.

SO WE'VE BEEN GOING STRONG TWO PLUS YEARS FOR THIS CHAPTER IN PARTICULAR.

THE ORGANIZATION, ITSELF, HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 20 PLUS YEARS IT WAS STARTED BY A CARDIOLOGIST IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.

>> HIS GOAL WAS TO GET PATIENTS MORE ACTIVE AS HE KNEW THAT BEING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE WAS A GREAT WAY TO PREVENTED CHRONIC DISEASE.

SO HE INVITED PATIENTS TO GO FOR A WALK ON THE WEEKEND HE WOULD WALK WITH HIS FAMILY ON SATURDAYS HE INVITED PATIENTS, HEY I'M GOING FOR A WALK ON SATURDAY AND WHY DON'T YOU JOIN ME.

>> IT MEETS THE SECOND SATURDAY AT WATERFRONT PARK TO WALK THE BRIDGE IT'S ONE OF 500 CHAPTERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD.

>> THERE ARE PEOPLE WALKING IN BRAZIL, THE PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO.

ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

SO IT'S A PRETTY AMAZING ORGANIZATION THAT DOES THIS REGULARLY.

>> NOW, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE TAKING A FEW EXTRA STEPS TO IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH.

STUDIES SHOW WHEN YOU INCREASE YOUR STEP COUNT BY A THOUSAND STEPS YOU CAN LOWER YOUR RISK OF DYING FROM ALL CAUSES BY 10-20%.

>> THERE IS A CARDIOVASCULAR BENEFIT EVEN IF YOU WALK 500 MORE STEPS A DAY YOU HAVE A CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REDUCTION, CANCER RISK REDUCTION, DIABETES RISK REDUCTION, DEMENTIA RISK REDUCTION.

THERE'S ALMOST NOTHING I WOULD SAY FROM A HEALTH STANDPOINT THAT WALKING OR SOME FORM OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DOESN'T ACTUALLY BENEFIT BUT THERE'S NO REASON TO NOT GO FOR A WALK.

>> WHILE LOWERING YOUR RISK FOR I ACHRONIC DISEASE IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THE WALKER ARE GETTING MORE BENEFITS.

>> WALKING WITH MY DAUGHTER, LEARNING HEALTHIER WAYS OF LIVING, HEALTHY TIDBITS THE LIFE, MEETING WONDERFUL PEOPLE, INTERESTING PEOPLE.

AND OUT IN THE OPEN AIR.

>> INTRODUCE OUR SPEAKER TODAY.

>> MOST CHAPTERS INCLUDING THE ONE IN LOUISVILLE INCLUDE A GUEST SPEAK, USUALLY A DOCTOR OR HEALTH EXPERT.

THEY PROVIDE EXTRA INSIGHT AND ONE-ON-ONE SOMETIME THAT YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET IN A DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

>> IT'S BEEN GREAT BECAUSE A THERE ARE A LOT OF RETIRED DOCTORS THAT JOIN THE WALK IF THERE IS A TOPIC YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OR THE SPEAKERS THEY WALK WITH US YOU CAN GET MORE INDEPTH QUESTIONS AND PERSONAL QUESTIONS IF YOU WANT AND THEY WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE RIGHT RESOURCES AND SO IT IS AND JUST THE VARIETY OF TOPICS EVERY MONTH THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND SO YOU REALLY CAN GET A GOOD HANDLE ON MANY TOPICS AND THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING OF INTEREST.

BEING MINDFUL OF BEING MORE ACTIVE AND IT MAYBE ONCE A MONTH BUT IT REALLY, I THINK IT'S THE IMPETUS OF CHANGING SORT OF ALL YOUR BEHAVIORS.

AND THEN HAVING THE HEALTH TALKS ABOUT DIFFERENT TOPICS, REALLY KIND OF, AGAIN, HEADACHES YOU MINDFUL OF THE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO GETTING OLDER WE HAVE TO BE MORE CAREFUL WITH WHAT WE EAT AND HOW MUCH WE EXERCISE.

IT'S GREAT SEEING EVERYBODY IT'S BEEN A GREAT COMMUNITY.

>> BUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY AND BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES ONE STEP AT A TIME.

FOR KET, I'M KELSEY STARKS.

>> Renee: THANK YOU.

YOU CAN SEE MORE TONIGHT ON THE WELLNESS SHIFT A KET FORUM THAT BEGINS AT 8:00 P.M.

EASTERN, 7 CENTRAL HERE ON KET.

[♪♪] AS NOT DRAWS TO A CLOSE SO DOES SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH A TIME FOR AWARENESS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY SUICIDE AND WAYS TO PREVENT IT.

TOMORROW, WE'LL SHARE MORE OF THE STORY OF A MOTHER WHOSE COLLEGE-AGE SON DIED BY SUICIDE TWO YEARS AGO.

TINA IS CHANNELING HER GRIEF INTO ADVOCACY HOPING TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO HAVE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH LOVED ONES.

SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN KENTUCKY.

AND IT'S STATISTICS LIKE THOSE TINAJAS COME TO KNOW TOO WELL.

>> I THINK PART OF THE HEALING FOR ME IS CAN I BRING GOOD FROM THIS.

AND IN PARTICULARLY IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY WHEN I BEGAN TO DO LIKE THE RESEARCH AND LOOKING INTO LIKE FOR BLACK MALES BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15-24, SUICIDE IS THE SOME RESEARCH SAYS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AND SOME SAYS THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH.

THINKING OF THE GUN VIOLENCE AND DRUGS AND SUICIDE BEING THE SECOND OR THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR BLACK MALES BETWEEN 15-24, MY SON WAS 21, YOU WANT TO SOUND THE ALARM TO BLACK PARENTS AND FAMILY FAMILIES AND AUNTIES AND GRANDMAS TO BEST HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS LET'S NOT LET THE STIGMA KEEP US FROM TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.

>> Renee: RESEARCH SHOWS THAT EVERY YEAR IN THE U.S.

CLOSE TO 1100 COLLEGE STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-24 DIE BY SUICIDE.

AND NEARLY 24,000 ATTEMPT IT.

TINA WILL SHARE HER STORY ABOUT HER SON AND WHAT SHE WANTS EVERY PARENT TO KNOW AND ASKTER CHILD.

THAT'S TOMORROW NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY EDITION."

[♪♪] >> Renee: OUR NEXT STORY HAS BENEFITS THAT ARE TWO FOLD A COMMUNITY HAS NEARBY ACCESS TO LOCAL NUTRITIOUS FOODS AND FARMERS GET THEIR PRODUCTS FROM FIELD TO THE TABLE NEAR MILES FROM WHERE IT'S HARVESTED.

OUR LAURA ROGERS EXPLAINS.

THIS IN A REGULAR AGRICULTURE AND FARM FEATURE WE CALL ROOTED.

>> HAILING FROM A FIFTH GENERATION FAMILY IN WARREN COUNTY, LED BET COMES FROM CATTLE FARM ROYALTY.

>> I WATCHED THEM GROW THE BUSINESS AND TAKING A LEAP AND THAT IS THAT HAS BEEN IN ME FROM THE BEGINNING.

>> SHE IS STILL PART OF THE DAIRY BARN FAMILY OPERATION BOTTLING AND SELLING HER FAMILY'S JERSEY MILK.

SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE THEIR OWN AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS ON THE ALLEN COUNTY FARM WITH THE CATTLE COMPANY.

>> THE COWS WE HAVE WITH US ARE A CROSS CATTLE SOME ARE AMERICAN RED CROSS, HERBERT CROSS WE HAVE A BLEND OF ANIMALS WE HAVE BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER THE YEARS TO BE OUR BASE FOR OUR OUR WAG YOU GO CATTLE.

>> IT ORIGINATES FROM JAPAN A BREED THAT THRIVES IN A CALM ENVIRONMENT WITH SPACE TO ROAM AND SPECIALIZED CARE.

>> THE IN PRODUCT MASH BELLING IS SIGNIFICANT.

>> WHILE YOU CAN FIND THE BEEF AS FAR AS NEW YORK.

>> COOL THING THAT A FARM IN ALLEN COUNTY KENTUCKY CAN PROVIDE A PRODUCT THAT MAKES IT TO NEW YORK.

>> YOU CAN FIND THE WAG YOU GO BEEF CLOSER TO HOME AS WELL AS TELEFIELD CO-OP MARKET ON THE WEST END OF TOWN.

>> WE'RE BRINGING FOOD TO A DESERT.

IF THE MARKET IS AN OASIS, EVERYBODY CAN HAVE A DRINK.

>> A NONPROFIT OFFERING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR CHALLENGES INCLUDING HOMELESSNESS OPERATES THE MARKET AND IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY ARE BASED.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD FROM NEIGHBORS A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO THEY MISSED HAVING A LOCAL SUPERMARKET THAT WAS LOCATED HERE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY MISSED HAVING THAT.

>> THE CO-OP FILLS THAT VOID WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMERS AND KENTUCKY BROWN PRODUCERS AS VENDORS HAND SELECTED BY GREGORY BIRD.

>> HE SAW OUR PRODUCT, LIKED OUR PRODUCT AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR THEIR MARKET.

>> IT MEANS A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY JUST TO HAVE ACCESS TO WHOLE NUTRITIONAL FOODS FROM LOCAL FARMERS THAT IS HUGE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> IT ALSO PROVIDES A WAY TO CONNECT WITH NEIGHBORS.

>> IT'S VERY MUCH SORT OF WHAT YOU USED TO SEE IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES DECADES AND DECADES AGO LIKE YOUR CORNER STORE PEOPLE KNOW YOUR NAME.

>> AND THEY CAN GET THERE BY WALKING A SHORT DISTANCE, RIDING THE BUS OR USING THE DELIVERY SERVICE.

>> BY INCORPORATING THIS CO-OP MARKET WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE FRESH, HEALTHY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES GROWN IN SEASON.

WE'RE HELPING TO ENCOURAGE AND MAINTAIN OUR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM.

>> THERE'S THE AFFORDABILITY FACTOR THE CO-OP ACCEPTS S.N.A.P.

AND DBT AND KENTUCKY DOUBLE DOLLARS.

>> THAT PROGRAM TAKES $20 TO $40.

>> NO MATTER WHERE ARE YOU WHAT INCOME LEVEL YOU ARE IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PRODUCT THAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU THAT IS OF QUALITY THAT IS LOCAL, THEY CAN ENJOY WITH THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL.

>> AND SOMETIMES THOSE FOODS ARE NEW TO THE TASTE BUDS.

>> I CAN INTRODUCE NEW FOODS TO PEOPLE.

I GOT A CUSTOMER THAT NEVER HAD A MANGO.

AND WE'RE GIVING SAMPLES OF THE MELON THAT I'VE NEVER HAD ONE THAT IS EXCITING BRINGING NEW FOODS FOR PEOPLE TO TRY AND EXPOSING THEM TO DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

>> WITH THE SAME GOAL OF A HAPPY, HEALTHY COMMUNITY.

>> IT FEELS LIKE A NOBLE RESPONSIBILITY.

>> FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M LAURA ROGERS.

>> Renee: THANK YOU.

WEST END RESIDENTS WHO SHOP THE THE MARKET RECEIVE FREE MEMBERSHIP AND A REGULAR DISCOUNT.

[♪♪] >> Renee: A CIVIL WAR GENERAL WAS SHOT TO DEATH BUT NOT IN BATTLE AND A SCHOOL IN A RENTED HOUSE GREW INTO ONE OF KENTUCKY'S TOP UNIVERSITIES.

OUR TOBY GIBBS EXPLAINS IT ALL IN THIS LOOK BACK AT THIS WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY.

[♪♪] >> A UNION GENERAL KILLED ANOTHER UNION GENERAL DURING A FIGHT AT THE GALT HOUSE IN LOUISVILLE ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1862.

GENERAL WILLIAM NELSON INSULTED GENERAL JEFFERSON C. DAVIS NO RELATION TO THE CONFEDERATE PRESIDENT OVER THE HANDLING OF THE BATTLE OF RICHMOND.

THE FIGHT ESCALATED AND DAVIS SHOT AND KILLED NELSON THE NAMESAKE FOR KENTUCKY'S CAMP NELSON.

>>> ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1920, THE CENSUS ANNOUNCED KENTUCKY'S POPULATION IS 2, 4 MILLION.

LEXINGTON, FRANKFORT AND LOUISVILLE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST POST OFFICES ON OCTOBER FIRST, 1794.

LEXINGTON'S POST OFFICE WAS IN A LOG CABIN THAT SERVED AS A JAIL.

>>> THE MOREHEAD SCHOOL OPENED OCTOBER THIRD, 1887 WITH CLASSES IN A RENTED HOUSE IT WOULD BECOME MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY.

>>> PRESIDENT EISENHOWER CAMPAIGNED IN LEXINGTON ON OCTOBER 1, 1956 AS HE SOUGHT A SECOND TERM.

THE PRESIDENT LANDED AT BLUEGRASS FIELD, RODE IN A PARADE AND GAVE A SPEECH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY'S COLOSSEUM.

>>> GOLDEN ROD BECAME KENTUCKY'S OFFICIAL FLOWER ON OCTOBER FIRST, 1942.

AND THAT'S WHAT WAS HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY I'M TOBY GIBBS.

>> Renee: THANK YOU, TOBY.

WHICH UNIVERSITY IS KNOWN AS THE TOP TRANSFER LOCATION?

>> WE EDUCATE MORE KENTUCKIANS THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN THE STATE PER CAPITA AND OUR GRADUATES GO BACK TO WORK IN OUR KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES A.

>> Renee: WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A PARTNERSHIP THAT IS MAKING IT EASIER FOR KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS TO TRANSFER TO ONE UNIVERSITY.

FIND OUT WHICH ONE TOMORROW NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY EDITION" WHICH WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US FOR AGAIN AT 6:30 EASTERN, AND 5:30 CENTRAL WHERE WE INFORM, CONNECT AND INSPIRE.

CONNECT WITH US ON FACEBOOK, X AND INSTAGRAM AND SEND US A STORY IDEA BY E-MAIL TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT KET.ORG.

AND LOOK FOR US ON THE PBS VIDEO APP AND KET APP THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M RENEE SHAW.

TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE AND I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.