Tag: local government
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Statewide smoking ban is ‘very important’ to improving Kentucky’s health, state public-health commissioner says
A statewide law to protect people from secondhand smoke is “very important” for improving the overall health of Kentucky, the state’s public-health commissioner said on the latest edition of KET‘s...
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Bullitt fiscal court’s ban on smoking in public buildings negates broader health-board ban; case worries local health directors
A smoker in the Bullitt County Judicial Center last month. (Photo by Dana Rieber, special to The Courier-Journal) Who should get to steer the no-smoking ship in Bullitt County? The county...
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In Kentucky, enacting a local smoking ban means respecting the heritage of tobacco, county health directors say
Jim Rousey, left, is retired public health director for Madison County; Scott Lockard is director for Clark County. (Kentucky Center For Smoke-Free Policy photo) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The...
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Bullitt fiscal court’s planned ban on smoking in public buildings would attempt to negate broader health-board regulation
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By more than 2-1, Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in most public places, including restaurants and bars
By more than 2 to 1, the heaviest margin ever, Kentucky adults favor a state law to ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and bars, according to the...
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Advocates hope push in rural areas will help pass statewide smoking ban, at least in the state House
By Justin Richter University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information Kentucky has had a love affair with both growing and smoking tobacco, but supporters of a statewide smoking ban...
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Pike County officials urge newly eligible residents to sign up for health insurance before Dec. 15
A call to action. That’s what Pike County officials are calling their efforts to encourage citizens to sign up for health care insurance, as called for by the Patient Protection...
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Northern Kentucky health board supports statewide smoking ban
The main health board in Northern Kentucky, where local smoking bans have stirred much controversy. has endorsed the idea of a statewide ban on smoking in all places of employment....
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Almost 1/4 of Ky. inmates have mental-health issue; lockups are becoming the ‘new asylums,’ Wall Street Journal says
Almost a fourth of the inmates in Kentucky’s prisons and jails have a mental-health issue, and it’s part of a growing national problem. “America’s lockups are its new asylums,” Gary...
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Effort for kids’ dental health in Clark, started by volunteers and continued by health department with tax, earns national award
“A community effort to fight tooth decay in children in Clark County has been named a model for the nation,” veteran journalist Al Smith reports in an op-ed for the...