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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.
- U.s. Smoking Rate Drops From 16.8% To 15.2% In One Year; Ky. Ranks No. 2 In Most Recent State Data; County Data Are Available
"The national smoking rate among adults has reached an all-time low since anti-smoking efforts began decades ago, according to a report this week from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," reports Lauren P. Duncan of The...
- Northern Kentucky Health Board Supports Statewide Smoking Ban
The main health board in Northern Kentucky, where local smoking bans have stirred much controversy. has endorsed the idea of a statewide ban on smoking in all places of employment. "The 32-member board, which represents Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton...
- Coalition Of Health Groups Launches Two-week Ad Campaign To Drum Up Support For A Statewide Smoking Ban
A geographically targeted newspaper and online advertising campaign calling for "a comprehensive, statewide smoke-free law" is hitting Kentucky media outlets this week, as the legislature convenes, and next week. The campaign was launched by Smoke-Free...
- Poll Finds Kentucky Has The Highest Smoking Rate In The Country; A Statewide Ban Would Reduce It, Advocates Say
Kentucky has the highest smoking rate in the country, with 29 percent of people surveyed by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index answering "yes" to the question, "Do you smoke?" (United Press International photo by Alexis G. Glenn) Kentucky's number...
- Statewide Smoking Ban Bill Will Be Filed Again; Gubernatorial Candidates Say It's Not Necessary At This Point
For the second year, a bill that would ban smoking in all public places statewide will be filed and considered by the General Assembly. State Rep. Susan Westrom, left, who proposed a ban last year, outlined her plan Wednesday. Westrom's proposal,...
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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. "It is by no means a foregone conclusion that we'll get there by 2020," Dr. Tim McAfee, director of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, told The Associated Press. "I'm relatively bullish we'll at least get close to that number."
The project looked at the rate at which states have been adopting comprehensive smoke-free laws. In the past 10 years, 25 states and the District of Columbia have enacted them. Kentucky is one of just seven states that has no statewide restrictions at all. The others are Indiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.
"Eliminating smoking from worksites, restaurants and bars is a low-cost, high-impact strategy that will protect nonsmokers and allow them to live healthier, longer, more productive lives while lowering health care costs associated with secondhand smoke," said CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden. To view the full report, click here.
- U.s. Smoking Rate Drops From 16.8% To 15.2% In One Year; Ky. Ranks No. 2 In Most Recent State Data; County Data Are Available
"The national smoking rate among adults has reached an all-time low since anti-smoking efforts began decades ago, according to a report this week from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," reports Lauren P. Duncan of The...
- Northern Kentucky Health Board Supports Statewide Smoking Ban
The main health board in Northern Kentucky, where local smoking bans have stirred much controversy. has endorsed the idea of a statewide ban on smoking in all places of employment. "The 32-member board, which represents Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton...
- Coalition Of Health Groups Launches Two-week Ad Campaign To Drum Up Support For A Statewide Smoking Ban
A geographically targeted newspaper and online advertising campaign calling for "a comprehensive, statewide smoke-free law" is hitting Kentucky media outlets this week, as the legislature convenes, and next week. The campaign was launched by Smoke-Free...
- Poll Finds Kentucky Has The Highest Smoking Rate In The Country; A Statewide Ban Would Reduce It, Advocates Say
Kentucky has the highest smoking rate in the country, with 29 percent of people surveyed by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index answering "yes" to the question, "Do you smoke?" (United Press International photo by Alexis G. Glenn) Kentucky's number...
- Statewide Smoking Ban Bill Will Be Filed Again; Gubernatorial Candidates Say It's Not Necessary At This Point
For the second year, a bill that would ban smoking in all public places statewide will be filed and considered by the General Assembly. State Rep. Susan Westrom, left, who proposed a ban last year, outlined her plan Wednesday. Westrom's proposal,...