Kentucky State Profile
Kentucky was the first region west of the Allegheny Mountains to be settled by American pioneers. Politically, the Kentucky region was originally part of Virginia, but statehood was gained in 1792. Gen. Anthony Wayne's victory in 1794 at Fallen Timbers in Ohio marked the end of Native American resistance in the area and secured the Kentucky frontier. Kentucky prides itself on producing some of the nation's best tobacco, horses, and whiskey. Corn, soybeans, wheat, fruit, hogs, cattle, and dairy products are among the agricultural items produced. |
State Information
- Quick Facts from the Census: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21000.html
- Healthy People 2010 Kentucky: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/hk2010.htm
- Population Profiles: http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/special/profile2k/KY_2K_Profile.pdf
- Congressional Map: http://www.fws.gov/southeast/pubs/maps/ky.pdf
- Kentucky Indian Tribes: http://www.500nations.com/Kentucky_Tribes.asp
- State Resources - Kentucky (from the Rural Assistance Center): http://www.raconline.org/states/kentucky.php
- Additional national databases for state information: National Data
State Health Information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Data and Profiles for State, Tribal, Local and Territories: http://www.cdc.gov/stltpublichealth/DataStatistics/
- Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA): HRSA In Your State Fact Sheet: Kentucky: http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/HIMSFactSheet.aspx?statecd=21
- Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services: http://chfs.ky.gov/
- Additional databases for state health information: National Health Data
State Medical or Health Professional Associations
- Alzheimer's Association - Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana Chapter: http://www.alz.org/kyin/
- Kentucky Dental Association: http://www.kyda.org/
- Kentucky Medical Association: https://www.kyma.org/content.asp
- Kentucky Nurses Association: http://www.kentucky-nurses.org/
- Kentucky Primary Care Association: http://www.kypca.net/
- Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association: http://www.kvma.org/
Emergency Preparedness
- Kentucky Office of Homeland Security: http://homelandsecurity.ky.gov/
- Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (KYEM): http://kyem.ky.gov/
GMR State Contact:
- Samanthi Hewakapuge, Consumer Health Coordinator. Email Samanthi
Regional Advisory Council Representative
- NN/LM GMR Regional Advisory Council, 2011-2016
Elizabeth Rowan, Kentucky State Representative, erowan@shrinenet.org, 859-266-2101 x1299
Library Associations
- Kentucky Medical Library Association
Carla Townsend, carla.townsend@bhsi.com, 859-260-6297
- Midwest Chapter - Medical Library Association
Janna Lawrence, President, janna-lawrence@uiowa.edu, 319-335-9870
Library Consortia
- Cincinnati Area Health Sciences Libraries Association
Regina Hartman, President, hartmanr@healthall.com, 513-585-2773
- Kentucky AHEC Library Consortium
Katy Roe, Consortium Coordinator, kwroe@st-claire.org, 606-783-6860
- Kentucky Medical Library Association
Carla Townsend, carla.townsend@bhsi.com, 859-260-6297
Union Listing Organizations
- Kentucky Union List of Serials, University of Kentucky
Allen Ashman, abashm01@gwise.louisville.edu, 502-852-5931
Outreach Libraries
- University of Kentucky Medical Center, Medical Center Library ILL
- University of Louisville, Kornhauser Health Sciences Library
Resource Libraries
- University of Kentucky Medical Center, Medical Center Library ILL
- University of Louisville, Kornhauser Health Sciences Library
Kentucky GMR Members
Directory of members in Kentucky.