Jefferson County
| USA | Kentucky | Jefferson |
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Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=1 |
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| 308,745,538 | 4,339,367 | 741,096 |
| USA | Kentucky | Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
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Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=6 * Data for counties with fewer than 50 respondents have been suppressed. |
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| N/A | 26% | 24% |
| USA | Kentucky | Jefferson |
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Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=38 |
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| 23% | 25% | 20% |
| USA | Kentucky | Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
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KIDS COUNT Data Center: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/bystate/Rankings.aspx?state=KY&ind=3809 *Data for 2007-2009 are preliminary. |
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| N/A | 24% | 16% |
| USA | Kentucky | Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
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Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=48 * Data for counties with fewer than 50 respondents have been suppressed. |
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| N/A | 14% | 13% |
| USA | Kentucky | Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
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Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=56 |
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| N/A | 224.0 | 206.9 |
| USA | Kentucky | Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
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Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=16 |
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| N/A | 211.6 | 211.6 |
| USA | Kentucky | Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
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Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=16 |
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| N/A | 75.1 | 71.3 |
| USA | Kentucky | Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
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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. |
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| 10.8 | 12.3 | 12.7 |
Louisville Metro/Jefferson County Ordinance
Type of Law: 100% Smoke-free Workplaces and All Buildings Open to the Public./All buildings open to the public and other establishments where employees work on the premises.
Where Smoking is Not Prohibited: Facilities owned or leased by tobacco manufacturers or wholesalers for the promotion, testing, research and/or development of tobacco products.
Link to Ordinance: www.mc.uky.edu/tobaccopolicy/Ordinances/ActualOrdinances/Louisville.pdf
Source:www.mc.uky.edu/tobaccopolicy/Ordinances/Reports/Louisville.html
History
01/11/2008
Enactment and Implementation of Comprehensive Ordinance with no Churchill Downs exemption
12/21/2007
Ordinance overturned by Judge ruling it unconstitutional citing Churchill Downs exemption
07/01/2007
Implementation of Amended Ordinance
10/06/2006
Enactment of Amended Ordinance
11/15/2005
Implementation of Partial Law (all buildings open to the public, with significant exemptions)
08/17/2005
Enactment of Initial Ordinance
08/03/2005
First reading of Initial Ordinance
- 02/14/13
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Derek Anderson leads Smoke Free Kentucky rally; House to vote
WHAS11.com | Joe Arnold | February 14, 2013 FRANKFORT, Ky. — It was 2006 and former University of Kentucky basketball great Derek Anderson was on top of the world. He had just won the NBA championship with the Miami Heat and was enjoying a reunion with his father, who he hadn’t seen since he was a child. “His name was Thomas Williams. And he was 6’9,” three inches taller than me,” Anderson recalled. His 61 year old father was a smoker since the age of 17.
- 05/31/12
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Delta Dental of Kentucky supports statewide smoking ban Read more: Floyd County Times (KY) – Delta Dental of Kentucky supports statewide smoking ban
FLOYD COUNTY TIMES | DR. JED JACOBSON | MAY 31, 2012 | In January, a bill was introduced by the Kentucky House Health and Wellness Committee to ban smoking in public places and workplaces. Unfortunately in April, the Kentucky House of Representatives decided not to bring this bill to a vote. Furthermore, in northern Kentucky, Campbell County voted in favor of a smoking ban, but a newly elected court overturned that vote.
- 03/19/12
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Kentucky Kids ‘Kick Butts’ on March 21
PRNEWSWIRE-USNEWSWIRE | CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS | MARCH 19, 2012 | State Leaders Urged to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives. Kids in Kentucky will take center stage in the fight against tobacco on March 21 as they join thousands of young people nationwide for the 17th annual Kick Butts Day.
- 03/13/12
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Smoking Ban Debate Continues in Kentucky
JACQUELINE SPRAGUE | WTVQ | MARCH 13, 2012 | “It’s really not about the smoker. It’s about the second-hand smoke that comes off of a cigarette or a cigar and we just believe it’s an unnecessary health risk,” says Tonya Chang. Chang is the Kentucky Director of Government Relations with the American Heart Association.
- 03/03/12
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Reader Letters | Smoke-free bill
COURIER-JOURNAL.COM | MICHAEL MOODY | MARCH 3, 2012 | As Kentucky considers a statewide smoke-free law, I want to urge our legislators from Louisville to step out as leaders on this issue. Some have. Almost all Louisville members of the Health and Welfare Committee have either co-sponsored the bill or tried to pass similar legislation in the past.
- 02/21/12
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Walgreens Pilots Smoking Cessation Program in Kentucky
CHAIN DRUG REVIEW | FEBRUARY 21, 2012 | At eight of its drug stores in Louisville, Ky., Walgreen Co. has partnered with Passport Health Plan, a local Medicaid health plan, on a new smoking cessation program. Walgreens said Tuesday that the program, launched in early January, gives smokers the tools, resources and clinical pharmacist counseling to help them achieve their cessation goals in their effort to stop smoking — improving their health in the process.
- 02/13/12
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Work Toward a Healthier Heart, Healthier Kentucky
COURIER-JOURNAL.COM |JESSE ADAMS III | FEBRUARY 13, 2012 | February is the month of love, and while it is wonderful to have a romantic interest at this time of year, it’s also good to “love yourself!” But where do we begin?
- 01/31/12
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Study: Indoor Air Pollution Remains at Dangerous Levels After Partial Smoke-free Law
UKNOW | ANN BLACKFORD | JANUARY 31, 2012 | The average level of indoor air pollution in Kenton County, Ky., dropped after implementation of the smoke-free ordinance in April 2011 but air quality remained dangerously high and above the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for indoor air, according to a report released Jan. 31 by the University of Kentucky College of Nursing. The purpose of the study was to assess air quality in nine hospitality venues in Kenton County before and after implementation of their partial smoke-free ordinance on April 15, 2011, then compare the results to Lexington and Louisville air quality data before and after their smoke-free laws took effect.
- 01/24/12
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Statewide Smoke-free Law will Aid Ky. Health, Economy
LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER | ELI CAPILOUTO & JAMES RAMSEY | JANUARY 24, 2012 | As Kentucky’s public research universities, we often compete on the court but collaborate in the laboratory. Together, there is a great deal we are proud of — work we do as institutions for the commonwealth we serve. But now, it’s critical that we join together to fight an opponent that’s bigger and more important than anything we face on the court.
- 01/02/12
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U.S. Colleges and Universities with Smokefree Air Policies
AMERICAN NONSMOKERS’ RIGHTS FOUNDATION | JANUARY 2, 2012 | While it has become relatively common for colleges and universities to have policies requiring that all buildings, including residential housing, be smokefree indoors, this list only includes those colleges and universities with entirely smokefree campuses. Please note, these policies have been enacted but are not necessarily yet in effect. Please contact the school itself to verify the status of its policy.
