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Perry County becomes the 35th Kentucky community with a comprehensive anti-smoking ordinance; Hazard keeps partial ban

Perry County (Wikipedia map) —– The Perry County Fiscal Court unanimously passed a comprehensive smoke-free ordinance on June 18, becoming the 35th community in Kentucky to do so. The law, which...

By Al Cross Published July 12, 2019 HEALTH POLICY, TOBACCO, YOUR HEALTH

McConnell bill to raise tobacco age to 21 passes first hurdle, without controversial provision requiring states to follow suit

This story has been updated to correct an error. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s bill to raise from 18 to 21 the nationwide...

By Al Cross Published June 28, 2019 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, TOBACCO

As the tobacco industry transitions into e-cigarettes, McConnell transitions from tobacco advocate into health advocate

Sen. Mitch McConnell, right, endorsed making 21 the legal age for tobacco products at the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky on April 18 with CEO Ben Chandler, state Rep. Kim Moser of Taylor...

By Al Cross Published June 19, 2019 HEALTH POLICY, TOBACCO, YOUR HEALTH

Scorecard ranks Kentucky’s health system 40th; bright spot is health insurance; biggest increasing problem is drug overdoses

Chart by The Commonwealth Fund, which explains: (a) The 2019 rankings generally reflect 2017 data. (b) Comparisons are with a “baseline” period, which varies among the measured indicators. The report says, “There were generally...

By Al Cross Published June 17, 2019 DRUGS, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, TOBACCO, YOUR HEALTH

Study finds young adults who recognize cartoons used in e-cigarette marketing are more likely to use e-cigs in the future

Label, copyright 2015 by Brian Allen —– Electronic cigarette companies are using cartoon characters to market their products, and research shows that it’s working, Jon-Patrick Allem writes on The Conversation. Allem is an...

By Al Cross Published June 14, 2019 TOBACCO, YOUR HEALTH

Nine Johnson County Middle School students get Healthy Policy Champion award for efforts to curb youth use of e-cigarettes

Johnson County students with Sen. Ralph Alvarado, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky CEO Ben Chandler and award. (Foundation photo) —– The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has named nine Johnson County Middle School students as...

By Al Cross Published June 3, 2019 TOBACCO, YOUR HEALTH

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