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Map of the state of Kentucky with counties outlined displaying the levels of radon potential based on rock types across the state.

UK researchers expand access to radon mitigation in Kentucky with $2.6 million grant

By Rick Childress Nov 21, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 13, 2024) — When people breathe in radon gas, they are more likely to develop lung cancer, particularly when they also breathe tobacco smoke. Radon, a radioactive gas, occurs naturally when uranium breaks down in rock and soil.

Ellen Hahn named a 2023 Healthy Kentucky Champion

Allison Perry Oct 16, 2023

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has announced its 2023 Healthy Kentucky Champions, recognized for their dedication to improving the health and well-being of the communities they serve, at the local and/or state level.

UK awarded $19 million to research tobacco regulation in Appalachia

Oct 9, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky will be home to a new research center focused on state tobacco regulations named the Appalachian Tobacco Regulatory Science Team (AppalTRuST) with its initial five years funded by a $19 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Lexington celebrates 20 years of being smoke-free

by UKNow Jul 10, 2023

The city of Lexington celebrated the 20th anniversary of its historic smoke-free ordinance in a ceremony at the Lexington-Fayette Government Center. “Lexington’s smoke-free law has had an enormous impact on the health of Lexington citizens. In terms of public health, it is one of the most important, if not the most important, ordinance we have passed in the last 20 years,” Mayor Linda Gorton said. “It has saved countless lives. I am proud to have left a public health legacy for all workers and residents.”

Dr. Ellen Hahn Discusses Radon Action Month on Good Day Kentucky

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Jun 28, 2023

Ellen Hahn, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor and director of BREATHE, appeared on Good Day Kentucky on Friday, January 25, to discuss the health implications of radon, a radioactive gas that lives in the soil and is harmful when trapped in a home or building. Watch the video here.

Annual KCSP conference recognizes local policymakers and advocates for leadership in creating smoke-free communities

by UKNow Apr 17, 2023

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing’s Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy (KCSP) and the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program (KTPC) celebrated tobacco-free successes statewide and discussed how tobacco control efforts can align with age-friendly communities at the 2023 Kentucky Tobacco Control Conference:

‘Utterly devastating.’ Tobacco still takes high human, financial toll in Kentucky.

Mar 4, 2022

The below article was written by Bill Estep for the Lexington Herald-Leader, published on Feb. 20, 2022 and features UK College of Nursing's Dr. Ellen Hahn. The original article is available here.

BREATHE's Unity Statement

By: Ellen J. Hahn Jun 10, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Breathing is not a choice. All people deserve to breathe; it is a necessity of life. Systemic racism has been a knee to the neck of African American and Black communities for generations, literally taking their breath and their lives away. Systemic racism threatens health equity and lung health. BREATHE (Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments) stands in unity with others who are protesting injustice and seeking justice for all people of color.

KCSP Hosts 2019 Annual Conference "Envisioning a Smoke-free Future"

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Apr 18, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 18, 2019) – The Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy (KCSP), the Kentucky Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Program (KTPC), Kentucky Department of Public Health and the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Nursing celebrated their tobacco free successes and vision for a tobacco-free future at the 2019 Kentucky Tobacco Conference, "Envisioning a Smoke- free Future". The conference took place April 16 and 17 at the Embassy Suites in Lexington.

Annual KCSP Conference Honors Smoke-free Advocates Across Kentucky

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Apr 18, 2018

The Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy (KCSP) and their community partners celebrated fifteen years of smoke-free stories across the Commonwealth during its annual conference, "Sharing the Smoke-free Story" on Wednesday, April 11, at the Lexington Convention Center.

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