Today Kentucky Youth Advocates, the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, and the Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy officially launch a new web resource of interest to Kentucky journalists.


SortingthroughtheSmoke.com is a one-stop shop for individuals interested in documenting the impact of Kentucky’s high tobacco usage on the health of its residents.

The website features a newsfeed of stories on tobacco that are being generated by journalists across the state, sortable by county and category. It also provides state and county-level data on the negative health effects caused by smoking including: the percent of adults and teens who smoke, the percent of births to mothers who smoke during pregnancy, and the prevalence of asthma, heart disease, and cancers associated with smoking. In addition the site includes information on county and city smoke-free policies; local expert contact information; and resources that can help tell the health story behind tobacco in Kentucky, including information from both regulatory and free-market approaches .


View the new website at sortingthroughthesmoke.com.

Sorting through the smoke is made possible with the support of the American Legacy Foundation and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky.