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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/FactSheetState.aspx?geocd=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

• Medical Library Association
  Jane Blumenthal, President, janeblum@umich.edu, 734-936-1403
  • Midwest Chapter
    Katherine Schilling, President, katschil@iupui.edu, 317-278-2372
• Kentucky Medical Library Association (KMLA)
  Carla Townsend, carla.townsend@bhsi.com, 859-260-6297
• Special Library Association, Kentucky Chapter

Library Consortia

• Cincinnati Area Health Sciences Libraries Association (CAHSLA)
  Regina Hartman, President, hartmanr@healthall.com, 513-585-2773

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

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