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The McCracken County Medical Association is seeking to ban smoking in indoor public places in the City of Paducah and McCracken County. The Committee for a Smoke-free Paducah supports the Society in this effort. A number of organizations have also given their support to the effort to make Paducah and McCracken County smoke-free. View Supporting Members and Organizations
Secondhand smoke (SHS) is the third leading cause of preventable death in the Unitided States.
It is responsible for an estimated 3,000 lung cancer deaths annually in never-smokers in the US. It also accounts for over 35,000 deaths annually from coronary heart disease in never-smokers. (Read more)
If you would like to learn how to get involved, or want more information please send an email to: info@smokefreepaducah.com
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- Brad Rankin MD - President- McCracken County Medical Society
- Darlene Mazzone - Paducah Life
- Don Young - Heartland Worship Center
- Gerry Montgomery - Former Mayor and City Commissioner
- Jeff James - Energy Fitness
- Louis Michelson - Michelson Jewelers
- Mike Paul - Regional Prevention Center
- Rachael King - American Cancer Society
- Raynarldo Henderson - Washington St Baptist Church
- Rev. W. G. Harvey - New Greater Love Church
- Ric and Vickie Curd Ladt - PeTroCoke, Inc.
- Richard Paxton - WPSD
- Shawn Jones MD - Chairman of the Committee for a Smoke-free Paducah, Past President-MCMS
- Terri Nelson, RN - Butler and Associates
- Wally Montgomery MD - Former Kentucky Medical Association President
- William Wheeler - Lourdes Hospital
The institution of a restrictive smoking ordinance for indoor public spaces in Paducah is supported by a coalition, which includes a number of civic-minded organizations.
- BioKinetics
- Bluegrass Emergency Medicine Associates, PSC
- Bluegrass Gastroenterology, PSC
- Broadbent Cardiology
- Butler and Associates
- Grow Anesthesia Services
- Housman and Owens, PSC
- Jackson Purchase ER Physicians
- Local Burger King Restaurants
- Lourdes Hospital
- McCracken County Community Coalition Against Violence and Drugs
- Paducah Dermatology
- Paducah Neurosurgical Associates
- Paducah Physiatric Partners, PSC
- Primary Care PSC
- Purchase ENT
- Radiotherapy Associates, PSC
- Respiratory Disease Clinic
- The American Cancer Society
- The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
- The Heart Group
- The Kentucky Medical Association
- The McCracken County Board of Health
- The McCracken County Medical Alliance
- The McCracken County Medical Association
- The Pain Management Center
- The Regional Prevention Center
- The Urology Group of Paducah
- Vascular Associates, a Division of Surgical Group, PSC
- WellSpring’s Institute
- Western Baptist Hospital
- Western KY Hematology and Oncology Group, PSC
- Western Kentucky Heart and Chest Surgery Associates, PSC
This is not a smoker’s rights issue. We are not asking anyone to stop smoking. We are merely asking that the pollution of indoor public places with toxic cancer-causing chemicals cease for the good of all citizens. This is a public health issue.
Cigarette smoking poses an enormous threat to human health. 40 years ago the Surgeon General’s office made an unqualified announcement of the harm from smoking. In 1986 the Surgeon General’s office released a report entitled, “The Health Consequences of Involuntary Smoking”. Despite the documented harmful nature of this exposure to the general nonsmoking public, this remains today an entirely preventable public health hazard.
Secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States. It is estimated to result in over 53,000 deaths per year, including 3,000 lung cancer deaths from people who never smoked.
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