Kentucky Health Issues Poll finds majority of adults in Commonwealth favor tax on e-cigarettes
Tobacco remains the single most preventable cause of disease and death among Kentuckians. However, the nature of tobacco use is…
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Senators McConnell, Kaine secure legislation to increase age to purchase tobacco products to 21
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has announced that he successfully secured the Tobacco-Free Youth Act in the Fiscal…
Rep. Buddy Wheatley pre-files bill to ban vaping flavors addicting teens and middle-schoolers
Saying that Kentucky needs to do more to tackle the steep rise of vaping among teens and pre-teens, state Rep….
Rep. Kim Moser announces pre-filing of legislation for training for mental health, substance abuse crisis
Proper training is critical to safely and effectively care for someone experiencing a mental health crisis. That is why State…
Data from CDC shows 6.2 million youths now use tobacco products; 85 percent use e-cigarettes
NKyTribune staff Data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that 6.2 million middle and high…
NKY Chamber of Commerce Government Forum focuses on concerns about vaping epidemic
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce sponsored a Government Forum November 25, to discuss…
Boone County Schools to be recognized Monday for new tobacco-free campus policy
Boone County Schools will be recognized as one of the first Northern Kentucky school districts to adopt a tobacco-free policy,…
New data book shows one in five women in Kentucky smoked during pregnancy, a big health risk for babies
Nearly one in five women in Kentucky smoked during pregnancy in 2018, according to the 2019 Kentucky KIDS COUNT County…
St. Elizabeth Healthcare CEO Colvin named to Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky board
Garren Colvin, president and CEO of St. Elizabeth Healthcare, has been appointed by Gov. Matt Bevin to the Foundation for…
Chamber Forum presents ‘The Vaping Epidemic in NKY;’ hear about proposed legislation for 2020
On Monday, November 25, the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce will host Government Forum: The Vaping Epidemic in NKY –…
Regional Community Health Forum coming; hosts: NKY Public Health, Foundation for Healthy KY
Health coalitions, business leaders, health providers and elected officials working to improve health in the Northern Kentucky area will participate…
91% of Kentucky’s school districts are tobacco-free; foundation expects remainder to soon follow
Kentucky Health News Only 15 of Kentucky’s 172 school districts, or 8.7 percent, have not passed a tobacco-free policy to…
School health coalition to promote policies, programs and practices aimed at improving children’s health
A new, statewide coalition that will work collectively to improve children’s health in the school setting has been established by…
FDA probes 127 reports of seizures or other symptoms possibly related to e-cigarettes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating 127 reports of seizures, tremors, fainting or…
Representatives Moser, Miller plan to pre-file bill taxing e-cigarettes in 2020 session; to curb youth use
“In the last year and a half, I went to 3 proms, 2 homecomings, graduated high school, got a job,…
Registration open for free forum Sept. 23 on policy considerations regarding medical marijuana
Kentucky Health News Registration is now open for a statewide forum on medical marijuana to be held September 23 in…
Improved health is community undertaking, according to six-year program completed in seven Kentucky counties
If more Kentucky communities tackled their health issues as communities, the overall health of the state could be improved. That’s…
‘I Just Didn’t Know’: KY students share what they’ve learned about dangers of e-cigarettes for youth
A Kentucky peer education campaign is designed to debunk the false beliefs held by many adolescents and teens that using…
Governor signs into law ban on use of tobacco in all Kentucky public schools and events, effective July 1
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin has signed into law to ban the use of tobacco products…
Survey: Almost half of KY adults favor needle exchange; program education increases support
As leaders in Kentucky continue to implement strategies to reduce the harm of injection drug use, needle exchange programs are…
Volunteering, civic participation is actually healthy for you; but Kentucky’s volunteer rate is declining
Kentucky Health News Most Kentucky adults are involved in some community activity, broadly defined, but the state ranks below average,…
KHIP: Report shows that fewer Kentuckians are delaying or skipping dental care because of cost
Fewer Kentuckians are delaying or skipping dental care because of the cost, but only about six in 10 Kentucky adults…