Tag: smoking
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Foundation for a Healthy Ky. granted $1 million in 2016, pushing 15-year total above $26 million; plans more smoke-free work
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky awarded grants in 2016 totaling a little more than $1 million to nonprofit organizations and community health coalitions working to improve Kentucky’s health. That...
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Surgeon general calls youth e-cigarette use a public health threat
image Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids The Office of the U.S. Surgeon General issued its first report on electronic cigarettes Dec. 8, calling them a “major public health concern” for youth....
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Ky. again No.1 in adult smoking: 25.9 percent, just ahead of W.Va.
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Once again, Kentucky ranks first for its adult smoking rates, barely inching ahead of West Virginia to take back the first place spot, according...
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Study finds there is no safe amount of smoking; one cigarette per day increases risk of earlier death 64 percent
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Smoking a few cigarettes a day or even a week increases the risk of an earlier death compared to people who don’t smoke, according...
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Annual Great American Smokeout is Thursday, Nov. 17
If you’re one of the approximately 1 million Kentucky adults who smoke, and are in the majority who say they’d like to quit, the Great American Smokeout may be for...
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Increasing Kentucky’s cigarette tax by $1.50 a pack would decrease youth smoking, Cancer Society lobbyist writes
To decrease youth smoking in the state, the Kentucky director of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is calling for an increase of $1.50 per pack of cigarettes and all...
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Kentucky ranked No. 1 in the percentage of cancer deaths that were related to smoking in 2014
Kentucky has long ranked No. 1 in cancer deaths, and in deaths from lung cancer, so it seems only natural that it rank first in deaths from smoking. It did...
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Health commissioner leaves political correctness at the door, talks about getting governor to back anti-smoking measures
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – State health officials didn’t shy away from saying that smoking was one of Kentucky’s top health issues at a recent meeting...
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Paducah Sun editor calls for higher cigarette tax in Kentucky
The executive editor of a West Kentucky newspaper known for its conservative editorials is taking a stand against cigarette taxes, but not in the way you might expect. In a...
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Leitchfield passes smoking ban to take effect Jan. 1
Grayson County (Wikipedia image) Leitchfield, the seat of Grayson County in west-central Kentucky, will become smoke-free on New Year’s Day. The Leitchfield City Council voted 4-1 on Sept. 19 for the...