Tag: tobacco
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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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Sponsors of statewide smoking ban predict it will finally pass the House, and say it has a chance in the Senate
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Sponsors of a bill to ban smoking in most public places in Kentucky said Wednesday that it will pass the House and has a...
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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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Democratic leaders back statewide smoking ban; GOP counterparts are opposed or conflicted, but unsure of outcome
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The top Democratic leaders in the General Assembly favor a statewide ban on smoking in most public places, and while their Republican counterparts are...
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Health reform should make Medicaid and Medicare more interested in preventing chronic diseases in young, expert says
Dr. Wayne Myers While some rural areas may not have enough doctors (or those who accept Medicaid patients) to treat new patients generated by federal health reform, the key to...
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Kentucky spends less than a penny of its tobacco-settlement money on prevention programs; few states do very much
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News A new report says that 15 years after the 1998 state tobacco settlement, Kentucky ranks 38th in the nation in funding tobacco prevention and...
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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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Great American Smokeout is Thursday, Nov. 21, featuring supportive characters to share on social media and a Twitter chat
The American Cancer Society‘s annual Great American Smokeout will be held Thursday, Nov. 21. The event encourages smokers to quit smoking, or make a plan to quit smoking, that day. Quitting,...
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Draft plan for a statewide campaign for better health gets endorsement, much talk at Friedell Committee annual meeting
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A statewide committee of volunteers is on target with its plan for a campaign to make Kentucky a healthier state, an expert in state...
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Smokers shouldn’t get Medicaid or Medicare, says freshman Republican lawmaker who grows tobacco
State Rep. Jonathan Shell of Lancaster, a young Republican who grows tobacco, is against a statewide smoking ban. No surprise there, but how about this: He also says people who...