Tag: tobacco
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Prediction: smoking bans will be in effect nationwide by 2020
Bans of smoking in all workplaces, including restaurants and bars, will probably be in effect nationwide by 2020, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has concluded....
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Communities, crusaders for smoking bans honored at ceremony
The Bullitt County Health Department, the City of Bowling Green and the 2010 edition of the Campbell County Fiscal Court won 2011 Smoke-free Indoor Air Excellence awards from the Kentucky Center for Smoke-free...
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Bullitt County health board votes to make county smoke-free; Fiscal Court wants a judge to decide if a board has that power
Bullitt County’s board of health voted to enact a countywide smoking ban Tuesday evening, but the county’s Fiscal Court wants a judge to decide if the board has that authority. “This...
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New website, www.SortingThroughTheSmoke.com, offers journalists local and state information on tobacco and health
Three Kentucky organizations are launching a website to serve as a one-stop shop for journalists covering tobacco and health issues in Kentucky, and for others interested in documenting the impact...
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Heavy smoking less common than 40 years ago
The percentage of people who smoked 20 or more cigarettes a day decreased significantly from 1965 to 2007 in the United States, according to a study in the March 16...
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Smoking ban up for discussion, not a vote, in Jessamine County Tuesday; bars would be exempt, unlike in Fayette
UPDATE, Feb. 27: “Each branch of government will have the option of adopting or rejecting the ordinance as it stands. Each body will essentially adopt the same ordinance but has...
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Campbell County expected to repeal smoking ban
UPDATE, Feb. 17: The county Fiscal Court voted 3-1 to repeal the ban, Mike Rutledge of The Kentucky Enquirer reports. A smoking ban in Campbell County may be repealed before...
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Survey shows 75 percent of Bullitt County residents favor smoking ban; measure to be considered tomorrow
A survey found 75 percent of 400 Bullitt County residents would support a smoking ban in businesses. The numbers were released a day before the Bullitt County Board of Health...
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State’s Tobacco Quit Line is now available to users aged 15-17
The state Tobacco Quit Line will now offer counseling services to Kentuckians aged 15 to 17 to help them give up cigarettes or other tobacco products. The line had been...
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Governor undecided on meds-for-meth bill, says time hasn’t come for state smoking ban, but may back nursing-home legislation
By Al CrossInstitute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Gov. Steve Beshear says he hasn’t made up his mind about the bill that would require prescriptions for decongestants used to...