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The proposed policy target is to establish a statewide clean
indoor air (CIA) advocacy infrastructure for the first time
in Kentucky by creating the
Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free
Policy (KCSP). KCSP will provide CIA advocacy
educational resources and technical assistance to at least
30 communities. It is expected that at least eight
communities will propose, advance, or enact a CIA ordinance
or regulation and 15 others will initiate a CIA educational
campaign.
Tobacco is grown in most Kentucky counties, and Kentucky
has the highest adult smoking rate, highest lung cancer
rate, and second-highest rate of smoking among pregnant
women in the U.S. Kentucky’s tobacco control policies remain
weak, with the second lowest rate of smoke-free workplace
coverage. Despite this, Lexington recently passed a
comprehensive smoke-free ordinance. KCSP will expand
statewide non-traditional partnerships with local and state
elected officials, Kentucky League of Cities lobbyists, and
leaders of groups heavily impacted by tobacco-related
diseases and secondhand smoke (e.g., African American,
Appalachian, and gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered groups),
as well as collaborate with traditional tobacco control
partners.
Grant activities will be designed to promote
sustainability by:
(1) Providing communities with cost-effective, innovative
strategies based on science and law;
(2) Mobilizing and engaging traditional and
non-traditional allies and representatives of heavily
affected communities to make the case for local CIA policy;
(3) Leveraging community resources, including new local
funds and in-kind support.
Emphasis will be placed on the development of human
resources. Since KCSP will be an integral part of a
longstanding and successful university tobacco policy
program, sustainability will be enhanced.
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