Tag: smoking
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A close call with his heart helped a 36-year-old man change his life; UK opening cardiovascular unit to help those like him
A lifetime of eating poorly and smoking a pack of cigarettes a day landed one man in the hospital with a heart condition that usually kills half of its victims;...
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State’s commissioners of education and health urge Kentucky’s school boards to make their campuses smoke-free
The commissioners of Kentucky’s education and health departments have jointly signed and sent letters to all 173 school superintendents in the state asking them to pass full smoking bans “to...
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Lexington is considering whether to add electronic cigarettes to its anti-smoking ordinance
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council will discuss whether to expand its smoking ban to include electronic cigarettes, possibly as early as Oct. 7 at the General Government Committee meeting, Beth...
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McConnell seeks ‘timely and fair review’ of plan for Medicare coverage of CT scans for those at high risk for lung cancer
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell asked Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to “give a timely and fair review to determine whether low-dose computerized tomography (CT) scans should be...
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Carroll County schools will make campuses tobacco-free in 2015, even including outdoor sporting events
The schools in Carroll County, once one of Kentucky’s tobacco strongholds, have begun preparing students, parents, teachers and football fans for smoke-free school campuses starting July 1, 2015. “This ban...
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Kids Count report says hard times in early childhood are more likely in Ky. than rest of U.S.; bad times have long-term effects
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One of every five children in Kentucky, by the time they are 5 years old, has experienced two or more adverse childhood experiences such...
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Study shows tailored advocacy for local smoking bans in rural Kentucky gets results
Local smoking bans are only possible if the community is ready for this change, Ellen Hahn, director of the Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy, writes in a report of a...
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Survey finds 1 in 7 Kentuckians over 44 say they have worsening confusion or memory loss; few say they get needed help
Worsening memory loss reported by Kentuckians in a survey could be indicative of a future Alzheimer’s or dementia public health crisis, according to a press release from the Alzheimer’s Association....
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Beshear bans use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes on or near buildings and property the state owns or leases
Gov. Steve Beshear issued an executive order Sept, 4 that soon ban all tobacco products and e-cigarettes from more than 26.4 million square feet of executive branch buildings and grounds...
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Appalachian Kentucky has much of what it needs to improve its poor health status, key federal officials agree
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Appalachian Kentucky has the enthusiasm, creativity, people and facilities needed to greatly improve its dismal health status, two high-ranking federal officials said after looking...