New InformationHorizonHorizon, which will showcase emerging trends, issues, ideas, and innovations, is now available. Our first issue discusses commute times, innovative approaches to education, and an alternative model for health care. Hellard AwardNominations are now being sought for the 2005 Hellard Award. Nominations may be mailed to the Center or submitted online. The Hellard Award will be presented at the Center's annual conference in November in Louisville. News from the KY Health Insurance research projectPDF copies of the project's first newsletter as well as the just-released second newsletter are presented here. Further information about the study is available at the Center for Excellence in Rural Health’s web site http://www2.mc.uky.edu/RuralHealth. For any additional questions, contact Michal Smith-Mello or Suzanne King at the Center at 800-853-2851 or 502-564-2851. Foresight
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ReportsPurpose, Publications, and Products 2005 Here we present the latest index of the Center's work, including a first-ever comprehensive "Trends at a Glance" spreadsheet giving a quick overview of data collected since 1990 on trends and issues of importance to the Commonwealth. Visioning Kentucky's Future: Measures and Milestones 2004In accordance with the Center’s statutory requirements, this report is designed to inform policymakers and citizens about trends that are likely to influence the future of our state. For the first time the Center has combined its biennial trends report with its companion visioning project in a single volume. This represents the sixth trends report and the fifth in a series of volumes focusing on the state’s progress toward a citizen-defined vision of the Commonwealth’s future. This report is organized around five sections: communities, education, economy, environment, and government. Within these five areas are 26 long-term goals derived from a citizen vision of the Commonwealth’s future. The report also includes 103 benchmarks, trends, or indicators that are measures of the progress made toward each goal and the results of a statewide opinion poll that gauged citizen assessments of progress and the importance of each goal. Also included is the State of the Commonwealth Index, a single number that summarizes Kentucky’s overall quality of life relative to other states over time. Based on data for 1990 to 2001 derived from national surveys and studies of various indicators of well-being in the states, the State of the Commonwealth Index includes 26 different factors, like the crime rate, teen pregnancy, poverty, voter participation rates, computer access, per capita income, educational attainment and achievement rates, and toxic releases to the environment. At the Crossroads: Prospects for Kentucky’s Educational Future, From Preschool to PostsecondaryProceedings from the Center’s tenth annual conference, held in Louisville, Kentucky on November 18, 2003, with joint support from the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority and the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation, "The Student Loan People," and the partnership of the state’s leading education agencies and organizations. The day-long conference highlighted distinguished, nationally recognized speakers on prospects for our education future and featured a panel discussion by state leaders taped and later aired by Kentucky Educational Television. The conference provided significant food for thought for policymakers, educators, and all citizens of the Commonwealth who are interested in and concerned about the future of education. Press ReleasesStates Creating Anti-Spam Registries Should Expect Extra SpamMay 25, 2005
Robert M. (Mike) Duncan
2004 Hellard Award Winner
Study Shows Federal Law to Block “Spam” Ineffective
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