Kentucky’s Smoking Cessation Efforts Highlighted

Aug 19th, 2011

A recent Courier-Journal story on Kentucky and Indiana’s ranking of child well-being in the new KIDS COUNT report highlighted the Commonwealth’s efforts to reduce smoking. The story noted that:

“Smoking during pregnancy is linked to underweight infants, and both states have high rates of pregnant women who smoke. In Kentucky — which leads the nation in the rate of adult smokers — about 24.4 percent of pregnant women smoke, according to data compiled by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a national advocacy organization. In Indiana, which ranks fifth nationwide in adult smokers, about 19 percent of pregnant women smoke. Kentucky has taken steps to try to reduce smoking among pregnant women, including adding about $6 million a year to its Medicaid program for smoking-cessation services.”

Kentucky’s Smoking Cessation Efforts Highlighted

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