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Zim Okoli Cigarette Tax Presentation 2018

Dr. Zim Okoli Speaks at Tobacco Tax Media Event, Calls for Higher Cigarette Tax with Members of BREATHE

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Feb 20, 2018

Supporters of a higher cigarette tax in Kentucky, including members of the College of Nursing BREATHE (Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Health Environments) Team, rallied at the State Capitol in Frankfort on Thursday, February 8.

College Researcher Featured in WLKY Video on Push to Raise Kentucky's Cigarette Tax

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Jan 31, 2018

The Coalition for Smoke Free Tomorrow is holding a news conference Tuesday in Frankfort. They said nearly 21 percent of Kentucky women smoke during pregnancy, which is more than two-and-a-half times the national rate. The group argues raising cigarette taxes is a proven way to reduce smoking. The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted last week to recommend the tax increase. But right now there's no bill for the committee. Kentucky's current cigarette tax is $0.60 a pack, which is one of the lowest in the nation.

BREATHE Helps Teens Advocate for Tobacco-Free Communities

By: Hilary Brown Jan 11, 2018

UK's Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments (BREATHE) team recently partnered with Youth Empowered Solutions (YES) to host tobacco and youth advocacy training for leadership students of Hazard High School, as well as a training session for adult community advocates from around the state on the importance of youth empowerment and mentorship and how to engage youth in advocacy efforts.

Dr. Ellen Hahn: Strong Smoking Bans in Communities Help Lower Rates of Lung Cancer

By: Linda Blackford Nov 28, 2017

This article originally appeared in the Kentucky Herald-Leader on November 28, 2017 Communities with strong laws against workplace smoking have lower rates of lung cancer, a new study from the University of Kentucky found.

Faculty Members, PhD Student Represent College of Nursing on Capitol Hill

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Oct 16, 2017

Representatives from the University of Kentucky College of Nursing recently met with eight Kentucky legislators on Capitol Hill on behalf of Friends of the National Institute for Nursing Research (FNINR), the advocacy arm of the National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR) which is one of 27 institutes of the National Institutes of Health that funds nurse researchers.

UK Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program Receives Accreditation

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Sep 11, 2017

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing’s BREATHE Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) training program received accreditation from the Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs (CTTTP) on Aug. 16. The program is one of 18 accredited training programs for tobacco treatment internationally.

Community Partnership Program Helps Women in Recovery Replace Cigarettes with Sweat

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Jul 24, 2017

From left: Corey Donohoo, Tonya Jernigan, Tisha Ducas, Janine Barnett, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Susan Sanders. Partners and researchers not present: Kristin Ashford, Andrea McCubbin and Susan Westneat. While managing her sobriety, returning to the workforce and enduring a grueling legal process to reunite with her children, Missy couldn’t imagine a day without cigarettes.

PATHways Program Demonstrates Success of Evidence-based, Collaborative Approaches to Perinatal Opioid Treatment

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Apr 21, 2017

After years outside of Kentucky, Dr. Agatha Critchfield returned to her home state to find a patient population inundated with opioid use disorders.

Smoke-free Advocacy Across Kentucky Honored at 10th Annual KCSP Conference

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Apr 21, 2017

The Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy(KCSP) celebrated 10 years of partnering with communities across the Commonwealth to advocate for smoke-free policies during its annual conference, “Smoke-free Partnerships: Past. Present. Future.” on Tuesday, April 18.

Cigarettes: Is the Cost of That Pack Worth the Damage to Your Body?

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Apr 19, 2017

Ellen J. Hahn, PhD, RN, FAAN, director of BREATHE and Marcia A. Dake professor of nursing at the UK College of Nursing, discusses the impacts of tobacco use and how to prevent them on Kentucky Educational Television (KET) with Dr. Tuckson. You can also view the video here. Below is a full list of airing times:

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