Warren County school board bans tobacco use on campuses and by students and employees during extracurricular school activities

Warren County school board bans tobacco use on campuses and by students and employees during extracurricular school activities

Unknown 11:57 AM schools, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention, youth

The Warren County Board of Education voted 4-1 on March 16 to ban the use of tobacco "by students, employees or those on school grounds...

Kenton County Schools ban use of tobacco

Kenton County Schools ban use of tobacco

Unknown 9:04 PM schools, smoking, smoking bans, tobacco, tobacco prevention, youth

The Kenton County Board of Education voted unanimously March 2 to approve a smoke-free policy immediately prohibiting the use of tobacco on ...

Casey County High School, which will be smoke-free next year, curbs smoking by locking the restrooms most used by smokers

Casey County High School, which will be smoke-free next year, curbs smoking by locking the restrooms most used by smokers

Unknown 5:52 PM education, schools, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention

For two weeks in February, Casey County High School students who wanted to smoke in one of the restrooms were unable to do so because they ...

Harrodsburg Herald, a weekly newspaper, does three-part series on tobacco issues in Mercer County and statewide

Harrodsburg Herald, a weekly newspaper, does three-part series on tobacco issues in Mercer County and statewide

Unknown 8:32 PM community journalism, health journalism, journalism, newspapers, rural journalism, smoking bans, tobacco, tobacco prevention

In a state where more than one of every four adults smoke, tobacco is an issue in every county, but it's rare for weekly newspapers to t...

Smoking-ban bills get unfavorable committee assignment in state Senate, but supporters say they'll keep trying to get votes

Smoking-ban bills get unfavorable committee assignment in state Senate, but supporters say they'll keep trying to get votes

Unknown 4:08 PM General Assembly, legislation, legislature, smoking, smoking ban, state budget, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The state Senate's Republican leaders have assigned both the Republican and Dem...

Opinion: Toward a healthier Kentucky, with a smoke-free law

Opinion: Toward a healthier Kentucky, with a smoke-free law

Unknown 12:16 PM General Assembly, legislature, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, state government, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By the Friedell Committee for Health System Transformation   It is no secret that Kentucky is among the unhealthiest states in our country. ...

Statewide smoking ban passes Kentucky's Democratic House, but its chances don't look good in the Republican Senate

Statewide smoking ban passes Kentucky's Democratic House, but its chances don't look good in the Republican Senate

Unknown 7:53 PM business, electronic cigarettes, General Assembly, legislation, legislature, lung cancer, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – A statewide smoking ban passed the Democrat-controlled state House Friday for the f...

Advocates of smoking ban, including victims of secondhand smoke, rally at Capitol

Advocates of smoking ban, including victims of secondhand smoke, rally at Capitol

Unknown 3:28 AM General Assembly, legislature, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Over 500 Smoke-Free Kentucky advocates spent Wednesday, Feb. 11, asking their lawma...

Sponsor of local opt-out amendment says smoking-ban bill needs it to pass; sponsor and House leaders don't care for it

Sponsor of local opt-out amendment says smoking-ban bill needs it to pass; sponsor and House leaders don't care for it

Unknown 10:02 PM General Assembly, legislation, local government, politics, smoking, smoking ban, state government, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News UPDATE: The House didn't vote on this amendment, but Sen. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, says it or s...

With 55 votes needed instead of the usual 51, it just got harder to pass a smoke-free workplace law in the House

With 55 votes needed instead of the usual 51, it just got harder to pass a smoke-free workplace law in the House

Unknown 7:19 PM General Assembly, legislature, lung cancer, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill to ban smoking in public places and places of employment will require the co...

Newport school board's smoking ban, which includes e-cigarettes, would be 38th among 173 Kentucky school districts

Newport school board's smoking ban, which includes e-cigarettes, would be 38th among 173 Kentucky school districts

Unknown 5:11 PM e-cigarettes, education, electronic cigarettes, schools, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, tobacco, tobacco prevention

The Newport Independent Board of Education  passed the first reading of a proposed smoking ban Wednesday, Jan. 28 after adding electronic ci...

Low-income smokers have a harder time quitting, which helps explain why Kentucky leads the nation in smoking

Low-income smokers have a harder time quitting, which helps explain why Kentucky leads the nation in smoking

Unknown 4:22 PM cigarette tax, polls, poverty, smoking, smoking cessation, tobacco, tobacco prevention

Lower-income smokers have a harder time quitting than health-conscious middle- and upper-class Americans, Keith Humphreys reports for The W...

UK cancer-center director urges lawmakers to raise cigarette tax and pass a statewide smoking ban to reduce cancer deaths

UK cancer-center director urges lawmakers to raise cigarette tax and pass a statewide smoking ban to reduce cancer deaths

Unknown 5:54 AM cancer, cigarette tax, legislation, lung cancer, research, smokeless tobacco, smoking ban, taxes, tobacco prevention

The Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky supports a statewide smoking ban and an increase in the state cigarette tax to sign...

Appalachian Kentucky has much of what it needs to improve its poor health status, key federal officials agree

Appalachian Kentucky has much of what it needs to improve its poor health status, key federal officials agree

Unknown 7:16 PM Appalachia, child obesity, childhood obesity, county health departments, exercise, health status, heart disease, heart health, hospitals, obesity, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, tobacco, tobacco prevention

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Appalachian Kentucky has the enthusiasm, creativity, people and facilities needed to greatly improve its di...