McCreary County

Total Population, 2010
USA	Kentucky	McCreary
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=1
308,745,538	4,339,367	18,306

Percent of Adults who Smoke, 2007-2009
USA	Kentucky	McCreary
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%	39%

Percent of High School Students who Smoke, 2007
USA	Kentucky	McCreary
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=38
23%	25%	31%

Percent of Births to Mothers who Smoked During Pregnancy, 2009
USA	Kentucky	McCreary
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%	37%

Percent of Adults with Asthma, 2007-2009
USA	Kentucky	McCreary
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%	16%

Heart Disease Death Rate (per 100,000), 2003-2007
USA	Kentucky	McCreary
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=56
N/A	224.0	275.0

Cancer Death Rate (per 100,000), 2004-2008
USA	Kentucky	McCreary
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=16
N/A	211.6	254.3

Lung/Bronchus Cancer Death Rate (per 100,000), 2004-2008
USA	Kentucky	McCreary
Kentucky Health Facts: http://www.kyhealthfacts.org/data/topic/show.aspx?ind=16
N/A	75.1	117.6

Oral Cavity & Pharynx Cancer Incidence Rate (per 100,000), 2004-2008
USA	Kentucky	McCreary
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	*

No smoke-free laws and regulations.

11/17/11: AHEC Programs Go Smoke-Free

S.KY AHEC Report | DWAINE HARRIS | FALL 2011 | The Southern KY AHEC is showing more support for Kentucky’s smoke-free movement. In addition to expanding our no-smoking zones farther away from the front doors of our conference venues, we have joined the Smoke-Free Kentucky Coalition, whose mission is the completion of comprehensive laws at the local and state level eliminating secondhand smoke in all public and work places, including restaurants and bars.
09/22/11: Lung Cancer Research Team Awarded $1.43 Million to Study Cancer in Eastern Kentucky

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY NEWS | ALLISON PERRY | SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 | The University of Kentucky’s Dr. Susanne Arnold and colleagues were awarded a grant by the Department of Defense to study potential environmental reasons for the high lung cancer rates in Eastern Kentucky. The grant is for $1.43 million over three years and the study began on Sept. 15.