ALEXANDRIA, KY (FOX19) - On Saturday, September 10, the ancient sport of Chinese dragon boat racing will return to Northern Kentucky with the Second Annual Kentucky Dragon Boat Festival. From early in the morning until late in the afternoon, A.J. Jolly Park in Campbell County will be filled with 59 teams of racers from all over the tri-state area racing 57-foot Hong-Kong style dragon boats to raise funds for breast cancer awareness and treatment.

Spectators are welcome to cheer their favorite teams on to victory. Donations can be made to a specific team or the event in general at www.stelizabeth.com/dragonboat. All proceeds from the event benefit the presenting team, the Kentucky Thorough-Breasts, Kentucky’s first breast cancer survivor team, and the Breast Centers of St. Elizabeth Healthcare.

Team sign-in begins at 7 a.m., the Opening Ceremony at 8 a.m., and races start 8:15 a.m.

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A new report says that compared to the rest of the state, Northern Kentucky adults are more likely to report walkable communities, and less likely to support banning cell phone use while driving.

Those are only two of many different findings in the annual poll by local and state health organizations. 

Here's a release on the poll, with links to more detail information: 

CINCINNATI. Sept. 8, 2011. Final analysis of results of the 2010 Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP) has been completed, including a report specific to Northern Kentucky. KHIP, conducted annually, identifies what residents think about various health issues that affect communities, the state and the nation.

EDGEWOOD, KY (FOX19) - Next month, the Northern Kentucky Health Department will begin using a Web-based system to issue benefits for the Women, Infants and Children program. The new system will utilize information collected at WIC participant visits to issue Electronic Benefits Transfer cards for WIC purchases. Currently, clients are issued paper vouchers.

Northern Kentucky will be the first health department in the Cincinnati metro area to offer EBT cards for the WIC program. More than 9,000 participants in Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton Counties participate in WIC; and benefits are accepted at 70 local stores.