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While youth cigarette smoking has steadily declined in Kentucky, health advocates are sounding the alarm on next generation tobacco. According to the…
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The leader of a health advocacy group says Kentucky isn’t investing enough in the prevention of cancer. Ben Chandler, President and CEO of the Foundation…
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A study by the United Health Foundation ranks Kentucky 48th in its annual report on senior citizens. That’s a slight improvement over the state’s ranking…
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The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky spent six figures lobbying members of the General Assembly just in the first month of the 2018 session. Their…
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Hundreds of kids scurrying to buses are oblivious to a sign above them declaring Bourbon County High School “100 percent Tobacco Free.” But upstairs in…
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A new program is aimed at making it easier for Owensboro residents to quit smoking. The plan will provide nicotine supplies for free to those…
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A Kentucky doctor wants to improve the overall health of the state by increasing the tobacco tax.Dr. Patrick Withrow, a retired cardiologist and the…
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Nicotine will now be at the center of the Food and Drug Administration’s effort to regulate tobacco, the agency said, announcing that it will aim to lower…
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Kentucky smokers now have greater access to resources that can help them kick the habit.A new state law now in effect requires insurance coverage of all…
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A new poll shows growing support for a statewide ban on smoking in most public places, despite Kentucky having the highest rate of smokers in the…