Tag: tobacco
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Newport school board’s smoking ban, which includes e-cigarettes, would be 38th among 173 Kentucky school districts
The Newport Independent Board of Education passed the first reading of a proposed smoking ban Wednesday, Jan. 28 after adding electronic cigarettes to the ban. The ban would prohibit smoking on...
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Weekly paper in Carter County runs voluntary-response survey about statewide smoking ban, finds slim majority in favor
Wikipedia map: Carter County The Journal-Times, the weekly newspaper in Carter County, is running an online “poll” of reader opinions about the proposed statewide smoking ban and finding a slim...
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Low-income smokers have a harder time quitting, which helps explain why Kentucky leads the nation in smoking
Lower-income smokers have a harder time quitting than health-conscious middle- and upper-class Americans, Keith Humphreys reports for The Washington Post. The numbers suggest one reason why Kentuckians lead the nation...
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1/4 of Ky. adults say they have tried e-cigs; just over half of adults (but not the e-cig users) want them taxed and regulated
More than four in 10 Kentucky adults under age 30 have tried electronic cigarettes, and the older and better off economically Kentuckians are, the less likely they are to have...
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Hopkinsville newspaper says it’s time for legislators to capitalize on strong public support for a statewide smoking ban
Noting the results of a poll that show two-thirds of Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in public places, the Kentucky New Era of Hopkinsville said in an editorial, “It is...
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Two-thirds of Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in most public places; Stumbo says it’s time for a House floor vote
Kentuckians have remained steady in their support for a comprehensive statewide smoking ban with two-thirds supporting it, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll. Hours after the poll was...
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Supporters of statewide smoking ban push for floor votes; opposition in Senate may not be as strong as before
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While the advocates of a statewide smoking ban might have been “preaching to the choir,” as one put it during a legislative committee meeting...
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Kentucky ‘s spending of tobacco settlement on tobacco-prevention programs fall far short of what CDC recommends
Kentucky ranks 39th in the country in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report from a coalition of public-health organizations. Kentucky ranks...
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As Ky., other states debate smoking bans, Ariz. county considers ban on hiring smokers, penalizing employees who smoke
Smoking bans for public places are still the subject of debate in Kentucky and many other places, but the Arizona county that contains Tucson may take the war on tobacco...
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Casey joins Adair and Russell as longtime tobacco counties where schools are going tobacco-free; Clinton defers action
The schools in another longtime tobacco county in Southern Kentucky are going tobacco-free. With only one member in opposition, the Casey County Board of Education recently enacted a tobacco-free school policy...