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2011-2012 Public Policy Agenda: Kentucky

Friday, September 2, 2011
The American Heart Association / American Stroke Association supports and advocates for public policies that will help improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent while reducing deaths by coronary heart disease and stroke by 20 percent by 2020.

The following are the public policy priorities for Kentucky in 2011-2012:
  • Obesity Prevention – Promote physical activity in Kentucky communities by improving joint use agreement policies so school grounds can be used after hours without liability risks.
  • Tobacco Control – Advocate for a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law that is in compliance with the Fundamentals of Smoke-free Workplace Laws. 
  • Tobacco Control – Advocate for comprehensive smoke-free laws at the local level that are in compliance with the Fundamentals of Smoke-free Workplace Laws.
  • Surveillance – Advocate for the establishment of a statewide stroke registry that compiles stroke incidence and care information and statistics that align with the stroke consensus metrics developed and approved by the AHA/ASA, CDC and the Joint Commission.
  • Health Care Access, Cost and Quality – Monitor opportunities within health reform implementation as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
  • Health Care Access, Cost and Quality – Monitor implementation of Medicaid managed care to ensure that Kentucky Medicaid recipients have adequate access to essential benefits.
We will continue to keep you updated as we advance these policy priorities through 2012.




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Welcome to the online home for American Heart Association advocacy in the Great Rivers Affiliate! The Great Rivers Affiliate includes Delaware, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

We update regularly about our ongoing legislative issues (for example: tobacco prevention and cessation, childhood obesity, nutrition, stroke and STEMI systems of care, etc). We hope this blog proves to be a resource to keep our amazing advocates up-to-date with our fast-paced legislative happenings!

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