Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Making 21 legal age to buy tobacco products would help fight epidemic of electronic cigarettes among teens, legislator writes
Photo from Getty Images via Courier Journal —– By Sen. Julie Raque Adams Republished from the Courier Journal If you’re a mom like me, you’re likely alarmed over the recent...
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Tobacco-free school law, coming in 2020, is none too soon when e-cigarettes are epidemic among teens, Paducah doctor writes
Dr. Patrick Whitlow —– By Dr. Patrick Withrow Republished from The Paducah Sun Kentucky statewide student survey biannual evaluation to assess the extent of tobacco (nicotine), alcohol and drug use...
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As e-cigarette epidemic grew among teens, state inspected fewer retailers; among those it did, violations rose; it lacks a full list
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Illegal sales of tobacco to Kentucky children have trended up in the last few years, according to the annual federal report that measures states’ progress in...
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As pensions threaten school-nurse programs, schools can get new Medicaid money for both physical and behavioral health
Deputy Secretary Kristi Putnam —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Many of Kentucky’s school districts have long struggled to pay for school nurses, let alone professionals in behavioral health...
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Effort mounted to find and treat hepatitis C, which is spreading; most people who have it probably don’t know they have it
“We can’t afford to ignore it,” Gov. Bevin said. (Darla Carter photo) —– “A multimillion-dollar effort to fight hepatitis C was introduced Thursday in Louisville with the help of Gov. Matt Bevin as well...
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Kentucky teens’ use of electronic cigarettes and vapes doubled from 2016 to 2018, and is higher than national rates, survey finds
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News A survey of Kentucky teenagers shows that their rate of using electronic cigarettes and vapes doubled from 2016 to 2018, and...
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Walgreens will raise age for tobacco sales to 21 on Sept. 1
“Walgreens has decided to raise its minimum age for tobacco sales several weeks after a top federal official chastised the drugstore chain for violating laws restricting access to cigarettes and other...
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Smoke-free advocates say the policy can be more palatable if part of a wellness campaign; also say to include smokers at the table
Onjewel Smith of the Southern States Regional Project of the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation discussed smoke-free campaigns in rural communities at the 2019 Kentucky Tobacco Conference. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —–...
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Report offers five strategies to fight opioid epidemic in Appalachia; central part of region had high death rate from overdoses
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The third report in a series that offers “replicable best practices” for Appalachian communities to improve their health offers strategies to address the opioid...
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Report offers Appalachian residents four strategies to decrease high obesity rate, aimed at deadly obesity-related diseases
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new report offers practical strategies to help Appalachian communities tackle their high rates of obesity, which is causing many in the region to...