Ben Chandler: America’s Health Rankings provides look at Ky’s health challenges, but also its progress
As we move into another year, the discussion of New Year’s resolutions and the noble quest for doing some things…
quit smoking
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Smokers can reduce (maybe erase) risk of dying of lung cancer by quitting at young age; younger better
Kentucky Health News Smoking’s negative health consequences are well known, but smokers can reduce ― or even erase ― their…
Q&A with UK expert: Tobacco prevention is important to KY, which has highest rate of lung cancer
By Grace Colville University of Kentucky November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Each year, the American Cancer Society names the third Thursday…
More than half of region’s smokers have tried to quit in the past year, according to survey
If you smoke and are thinking about quitting in 2020, you’re not alone. Data released from the Greater Cincinnati Adult…
Healthy Headlines: You or a loved one want to quit smoking — here are five reasons for doing that
St. Elizabeth Healthcare Maybe you’ve been thinking about quitting for a while but unsure if you can stick to it….
Shelley Shearer: Bad breath? How to avoid this social embarrassment — and achieve good dental hygiene
A collective moan from dentists around the country occurred when a Super Bowl commercial debuted with a seemingly successful “close…
Poll shows tax increase (and not resolutions) influences smoking behavior in Kentucky
While many Kentuckians may have resolved to quit smoking in 2019, data released today show that legislation passed last summer…
Quitting smoking is #1 resolution, losing weight is next (if you do first, you probably can’t do second)
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Of the 44 percent of American adults who said they would make a New…
Today is the Great American Smokeout — time to do the single best thing for your heath: Quit smoking
By Audrey Danville University of Kentucky Quitting tobacco is the single best thing a person can do for their health…
Public Health tobacco program launches second phase of Quit Now Kentucky information campaign
Quitting tobacco isn’t easy – but Kentuckians don’t have to do it alone thanks to services like the state’s free…
Resources available to help smokers quit as cigarette tax increases go into effect
Now that the tax on a pack of cigarettes sold in Kentucky has risen from 60 cents to $1.10, many…
Smart Health: Cardiac surgeon changed his own life — and has tips for you for a heart healthy lifestyle
By Kristen Mees St. Elizabeth Healthcare Growing up in East Tennessee you may not be offered fruit and oatmeal for…
Tobacco kills 8,900 Kyians a year; advocates say raising cigarette tax is a win for health, win for state
Tobacco use takes a deadly toll on Kentuckians, killing approximately 8,900 each year. Almost one-third of deaths from coronary artery…
Legislative briefs: Higher ed performance funding, toxicology screenings, quit smoking, playgrounds
State funding for Kentucky public colleges and universities would be allocated based on the schools’ performance under a bill now…
Today’s the day — the Great American Smokeout — aimed at those who still smoke but would like to quit
If you’re one of the approximately 1 million Kentucky adults who smoke, and are in the majority who say they’d…