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04/24/12 County:

Rosenberg named ‘2012 Advocate of the Year’ at Smoke-Free Policy Conference Read more: Floyd County Times (KY) – Rosenberg named ‘2012 Advocate of the Year’ at Smoke Free Policy Conference

FLOYD COUNTY TIMES | APRIL 24, 2012 | Floyd County health advocate Jean V. Rosenberg, Floyd County Health Department, was honored as the 2012 David B. Stevens, M.D. Smoke-free Advocate of the Year at the annual Spring Conference hosted by University of Kentucky’s Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy on April 11 at the Doubletree Suites in Lexington.

04/23/12 County:

Get behind city smoke-free law

KENTUCKY NEW ERA | DAN KEMP | APRIL 23, 2012 | I read with great interest recent editorials surrounding serious health issues facing our community. The city continues to be engaged in various projects aimed at improving community health through increased exercise opportunities. However, as long as our state ranks as the eighth least healthy in the nation, there remains much work to do.

04/16/12 County: ,

The smoking ban, a year later

KENTUCKY ENQUIRER | CINDY SCHROEDER | APRIL 15, 2011 | One year after Kenton County’s controversial ordinance banning smoking in most public places took effect, the initial furor has subsided, but both sides say the issue remains unresolved. Supporters of a comprehensive smoke-free law say Kenton County’s ordinance – which has allowed exemptions for dozens of drinking establishments and private clubs – doesn’t go far enough to protect non-smokers’ health.

04/11/12 County: ,

Smoke-Free Advocates Claim Momentum

WTVQ | GREG STOTELMYER | APRIL 11, 2012 | It was eight years ago this month that the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld Lexington’s smoking ban which had passed the previous July as the state’s first smoke-free law. Now, nearly a decade later, anti-smoking advocates say the momentum for a statewide smoking ban is intensifying and they are in a “full court press.”

03/21/12 County:

Ky. House Panel Postpones Vote on Smoking Ban

KENTUCKY NEWS ERA | AP | MARCH 13, 2012 | Despite two unexpected delays, a proposed statewide ban on smoking in public places could receive a vote in the House Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday. Chairman Tom Burch, D-Louisville, called off a meeting Monday because some lawmakers who support the proposal were unavailable to attend.

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