Public Invited To Annual Rhododendron Roll
The Annual Rhododendron Roll at the West Virginia State Capitol Complex is set for Saturday, March 28.
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Student Leaders Ask Legislators To Fund Anti-Tobacco Programs
This year's annual Tobacco Free Day at the legislature featured high school students from across the state dressed in ponchos and carrying umbrellas to advocate use of the Rainy Day fund for smoking cessation programs.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTax Cuts, A Bible Discussion And Smoking Grades, This West Virginia Week
This week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey talks tax cuts, the state Senate discusses adding Bibles to certain classrooms, and the American Lung Association released its annual report card on states’ efforts to reduce smoking.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Receives Failing Grades In Tobacco Use Prevention
The American Lung Association released its annual report giving West Virginia Ds and Fs. News Director Eric Douglas spoke with Elizabeth Hensil, the director of Advocacy at the American Lung Association, to better understand what the grades mean.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Receives Low Grades From American Lung Association, This West Virginia Morning
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in West Virginia, accounting for about 4,200 deaths annually. The American Lung Association released its annual report grading West Virginia with Ds and Fs. We spoke with Elizabeth Hensil, the director of Advocacy at the American Lung Association, to better understand what the grades mean.
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W.Va. Falls Far Short Of Smoking Cessation Funding
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in West Virginia, accounting for about 4,200 deaths annually. And about 20% of West Virginia adults smoke.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Tops List For Lung Cancer, Smoking
More than 20% of West Virginia adults currently smoke. That’s the highest rate in the country.
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