Calloway County

Total Population, 2010
USA	Kentucky	Calloway
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=1
308,745,538	4,339,367	37,191

Percent of Adults who Smoke, 2007-2009
USA	Kentucky	Calloway
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=6 * Data for counties with fewer than 50 respondents have been suppressed.
N/A	26%	27%

Percent of High School Students who Smoke, 2007
USA	Kentucky	Calloway
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=38
23%	25%	24%

Percent of Births to Mothers who Smoked During Pregnancy, 2009
USA	Kentucky	Calloway
KIDS COUNT Data Center: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/bystate/Rankings.aspx?state=KY&ind=3809 *Data for 2007-2009 are preliminary.
N/A	24%	21%

Percent of Adults with Asthma, 2007-2009
USA	Kentucky	Calloway
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=48 * Data for counties with fewer than 50 respondents have been suppressed.
N/A	14%	7%

Heart Disease Death Rate (per 100,000), 2003-2007
USA	Kentucky	Calloway
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=56
N/A	224.0	193.7

Cancer Death Rate (per 100,000), 2004-2008
USA	Kentucky	Calloway
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=16
N/A	211.6	178.9

Lung/Bronchus Cancer Death Rate (per 100,000), 2004-2008
USA	Kentucky	Calloway
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=16
N/A	75.1	66.1

Oral Cavity & Pharynx Cancer Incidence Rate (per 100,000), 2004-2008
USA	Kentucky	Calloway
National Cancer Institute: http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/cgi-bin/quickprofiles/profile.pl?21&003#incidence * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 cases were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
10.8	12.3	8.4

No smoke-free laws and regulations.

07/26/11: Murray Schools Go Smoke Free

MURRAY, KY (wkms) – Murray Independent Schools plan to be completely tobacco-free starting this January.
03/14/11: Murray Hospital May Reverse No Smoking Policy

WEST KENTUCKY STAR | BARRY WRIGHT | MARCH 9, 2011 | There could soon be a change to Murray-Calloway County Hospital’s smoke-free policy that was implemented at the beginning of 2009.
03/03/11: Murray-Calloway County Hospital Board reviews tobacco policy

MURRAY LEDGER & TIMES | KYSER LOUGH | MARCH 3, 2011 | A recommendation by the Murray-Calloway County Hospital administration to allow for the use of tobacco products by hospital patients, visitors and employees has been delegated to a committee for further study by the MCCH Board of Trustees.