We recently launched our PEERS program! An online module course created to train and provide tools to college students for the chance to TAKE ACTION. 💪

Banning #menthol cigarettes: "Black smokers smoke less but die of heart attacks, strokes and other causes linked to tobacco use at higher rates than white smokers do" ow.ly/4bzP50E6haI

Cancer Society urges governor to veto e-cigarette measure wtvq.com/2021/03/19/can… via ABC News 36 News

Smoke-free partnership discusses push for ordinance: maysville-online.com/top-stories/18…

Register today at tinyurl.com/KTCC2021 for 4/27/3:30-4:45 EDT webinar: E-Cigarette Edcuation in Schools

Persons living on low incomes are more likely to smoke #menthol; they're also more likely to suffer smoking-related disease interactforhealth.org/upl/media/gcat…

KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Tax removed from e-cig hardware sold separately from liquid kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2021/03/tax-re…

Persons living on low incomes are more likely to smoke #menthol; they're also more likely to suffer smoking-related disease interactforhealth.org/upl/media/gcat…

TOBACCO 21 - a policy aimed at raising the minimum legal age for tobacco sales in the United States to 21! T21 laws were linked to a 39% reduction in odds of recent or established smoking for 18- to 20-year-olds who had tried smoking.

Register today at tinyurl.com/KTCC2021 for 4/27/3:30-4:45 EDT webinar: E-Cigarette Edcuation in Schools

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has named five new members to its Community Advisory Council: Leigh Ann Ballegeer of Paducah, Sara Jo Best of Rineyville, Rev. Kent H. Gilbert of Berea, Terrie Burgan of Vine Grove, and Joel Thornbury of Pikevil… news-expressky.com/news/thornbury…

Video: Resources to Address Youth E-Cigarette Use ow.ly/25yX50Ebl43

People gave up on influenza #pandemic measures a century ago when they tired of prevention – and many of them paid a price - Kentucky Health News kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2021/03/people…

The #tobacco industry specifically markets #menthol products to Black Americans, and it works. 68% of Black smokers in Greater Cincinnati (incl. 9 KY counties) smoke menthol, compared to 19% of White smokers interactforhealth.org/upl/media/gcat…

.CDC data shows a wide variation in #CovidVaccine rates. Across 72% of counties, average vaccination rate is 15.8% for the total pop and 46.7% for those 65+ But counties with ⬆️ shares of #HighRiskCOVID19 residents have ⬇️ vaccination rates. kff.org/coronavirus-co…

FDA investigating e-cigarette maker selling fruit-flavor vaporizers despite ban ow.ly/cUPY50EdjFV

Register today at tinyurl.com/KTCC2021 for 4/27/3:30-4:45 EDT webinar: E-Cigarette Edcuation in Schools

Register today at tinyurl.com/KTCC2021 for 4/27/3:30-4:45 EDT webinar: E-Cigarette Edcuation in Schools

Abby Hefner has been a great advocate for reducing tobacco use among teens in Kentucky. We're so grateful for her hard work!

"One of the real lessons we learned is we can't take data from urban centers and apply them to rural. We could be different, and we physicians need to treat the way that the science is showing in our areas." Sunil Sharma, lead author of the study. ow.ly/rIyu50ExV1p