Kentucky House passes tobacco-free schools bill, 85-11, and it now goes to Senate for approval
A number of business and health organizations applauded the House Tuesday for passing a bill to make Kentucky K-12 school…
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Report offers 13 health policies known to improve a state’s health; Kentucky only does six
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Improving a state’s health outcomes and lowering healthcare costs often has less to do…
Letter to the Editor: Kristi Rulli applauds effort to ban tobacco in schools, supports statewide legislation
Dear Editor: I am pleased to read in the February 4 edition of the NKY Tribune that State Rep. Kim…
Kentucky School Boards Association says it will support legislation making all schools tobacco-free
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Usually opposed to statewide mandates on schools, the Kentucky School Boards Association says it…
Foundation for Healthy Kentucky urges public school districts to move ahead on tobacco-free campuses
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky CEO Ben Chandler is urging the 64 percent of Kentucky public school districts that aren’t…
Less than one-third of Kentucky schools have comprehensive tobacco-free policies, study shows
Though an overwhelming majority of Kentucky adults say they want schools to be tobacco-free, fewer than half of the state’s…