Smoke-Free Policy in Kentucky: Aren’t We There Yet? DPH and LHD Nurses Meeting June 20, 2013.
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Transcript of Smoke-Free Policy in Kentucky: Aren’t We There Yet? DPH and LHD Nurses Meeting June 20, 2013.
No amount of secondhand smoke is safe.—U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, 2006
www.otherwords.org
Contains:•Over 7,000 Chemicals•Hundreds of Toxins•70 Known Carcinogens
Causes:•Heart Disease•Asthma Attacks•COPD•DNA Damage & Cancer
Public Opinion: Where Are We?
Source: Kentucky Health Issues Poll 2012, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Local Ordinances Or State Law?
Home Rule?Preemption?Exemptions?
“The successful implementation of smoke-free laws in smaller communities lays the groundwork for the adoption of similar laws by larger cities and, ultimately, at the state level.”
–CDC MMWR, Nov 16, 2012
Exemptions—Like Developing Drug Resistance?
Pursue an ordinance
Compromise—i.e. exemptions--feeling better?
Exemptions become the standard—spread to other communities
HB190• Prohibited smoking in enclosed public places or places of
employment• Within 15 feet of entrances, exits, windows, ventilation
intakes• Included hotels, inns, and other accommodations rented
to guests• Was non-preemptive (allowed local ordinances &
regulations to be more restrictive)• Included e-cigarettes and hookahs
Progress…Passed Health and Welfare Committee with 11 votesSmoke-Free Rally at Capitol, February 14, 2013
Recommitted to House Judiciary—Why?
Judiciary Committee—March 4Opportunity to address questions and objections:ConstitutionalityPrivate Property RightsEconomic ImpactExemptions
Progress…
….And E-Cigs
New CDC Tips from Former Smokers campaign ads.
Jamason—Lexington, KY
At age 16, secondhand smoke exposure at work triggered the most severe asthma attack of his life, hospitalizing him for four days.
Angela Criswell, MA, CPSTobacco Prevention and Cessation Program Manager
Kentucky Department for Public Health
[email protected](502) 564-9358 x4023