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Basketball superstar Derek Anderson rallies large crowd for a Smoke-Free Kentucky
Check out this great report from WDRB on our smoke-free rally (the largest yet) that took place on Tuesday, February...
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We have a bill! House Bill 190 would make KY smoke-free!
House Bill 190 was introduced on February 5th and, if passed, would make all workplaces and public buildings smoke-free. Here is the summary: HB 190/LM (BR 864) - S. Westrom, J. Adams AN ACT prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment. Create new sections of...
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Business has never been healthier
Restaurant and bar owners from across Kentucky report that their business is as good as ever since their communities went smoke-free. And it’s no wonder… Secondhand smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, including at least 69 chemicals that cause cancer. Prohibiting...
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Turn up the volume
Kentucky is #1 at a lot of things, horse racing and basketball included. Unfortunately, we’re also #1 in lung cancer. Kentucky remains one of the few states in the U.S. without comprehensive smoke-free workplace laws. Besides the 22 communities that have passed local...
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Why KY should go smoke-free
Here in Kentucky, 22 communities have passed smoke-free policies covering all workplaces and enclosed public places. While 34.1% of Kentuckians are covered by strong local smoke-free ordinances or regulations, 65.9% remain unprotected. That’s not good enough! Everyone in Kentucky has the right to breathe smoke-free indoor air!
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Join the growing list of organizations, businesses and individuals who are part of the Smoke Free Kentucky coalition. We support making all indoor public venues and workplaces 100% smoke-free in order to protect citizens and workers from the proven dangers of secondhand smoke – and we need your help.
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