KDF Marathon, Sports Health

7 ways to run through the heat

For most of us, the warmer months are a great time to be active. Yet vigorous exercise in the heat equates to lots of sweat, irritable moods and sometimes-dangerous health…

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KDF Marathon, Kentucky Derby Marathon Training, Sports Health

Make this your year to run a marathon

If this is your year to run the Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon/Marathon, read on! The keys to running a successful marathon or miniMarathon are planning and pacing. The Norton Sports Health…

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Health Equity, News, Norton West Louisville Hospital

Norton Healthcare partnership will create career pathways for residents living just blocks from new West Louisville hospital

Mayor Craig Greenberg and other elected officials joined with representatives from LDG Development to break ground on a development that will serve local families who earn between 30-80 percent of…

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Brand Feature, Health Equity, Norton Community Medical Associates, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Rheumatology

Middle-income Louisville man benefits from expanded health care assistance policy

It’s an all-too-common experience — lack of quality health insurance, a chronic illness and mounting bills set off a chain of bad luck and a financial struggle. A mystery illness…

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Health Equity, News

Norton Healthcare announces expansion of financial assistance program to help more families

Norton Healthcare* has announced changes to its financial assistance program. The changes are intended to increase access to health care by alleviating financial stress that often serves as a barrier…

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Health Equity

Norton Healthcare recognized for work around racial equality

Norton Healthcare has been selected as an honoree for the Louisville Business First 2022 Business Impact Awards for its work promoting racial equality through the Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus…

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COVID Testing, COVID19

Where to get a COVID-19 test

If you need a COVID-19 test and don’t have symptoms, you can get an appointment for drive-thru testing at Norton Healthcare Express Services. If you are not sure whether you…

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Behavioral Health, Health Equity

Barriers to mental health care are breaking down — with help from professional resources

Mental health conditions do not discriminate. Anyone can have challenges at any point in their lives. The difference is how these issues are addressed and perceived. These differences are glaringly…

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Equity inclusion belonging, Health Equity, Norton West Louisville Hospital

Community feedback drives architects’ designs for Norton West Louisville Hospital

With construction of the new Norton West Louisville Hospital site underway, the architects’ designs are one step closer to becoming reality. Tim Fishking, partner and national health care practice leader…

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Colon Cancer, Colonoscopy, Health Equity, Norton Community Medical Associates

Recommended colon cancer screening for African American men

Colon cancer is a treatable cancer, especially if it is caught in the early stages. Screening saves lives every year. Steven Patton, D.O., family medicine physician, Norton Medical Group, wants…

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Health Equity, News, Norton West Louisville Hospital

Norton Healthcare announces features, services and new chief administrative officer for Norton West Louisville Hospital

At a community update meeting, Russell F. Cox, president and CEO of Norton Healthcare, presented the results of a community survey in which more than 4,500 people shared their ideas…

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Equity inclusion belonging, Health Equity, Norton West Louisville Hospital

Nuestro nuevo hospital de West Louisville ofrece a los pacientes un mejor acceso a la asistencia sanitaria y a la esperanza

Cada vez que Regina-Riley Smith tiene una cita con el médico, suele tener que tomarse todo el día libre en el trabajo. Si quiere llegar a tiempo a su cita,…

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