HEALTH
Advocating for a healthier NKY
GOAL: Stronger quality of life for residents and employers
Example of the ads to help end smoking
Picture a healthy, vibrant community through a growth-oriented regional economy driven by educational excellence, social mobility and a united view of the future.
Fast-forward to a community that drives strategic change through action. That recognizes the need for transformation. A community that demands results.
The Health of our OneNKY Community is a driving factor for transformation and a key pillar of work for the OneNKY Alliance.
BUILD Health Challenge
A collaborative group of local entities led by Regional Alliance concluded their partnership with the BUILD Health Challenge in 2020 to effect change as it relates to smoking in the city of Covington and Gallatin County. The program launched in 2018 to supply free nicotine replacement therapy kits to residents of Covington and Gallatin County through their local pharmacies. This coincided with a successful campaign to raise awareness on the true costs of smoking and second-hand smoke. Through an innovative data sharing agreement between St. Elizabeth Healthcare and the Northern Kentucky Health Department, the group was able to hot spot specific neighborhoods with a higher population of smokers.
Other key outcomes included:
- 1200 nicotine replacement therapy kits distributed
- 8% of smokers in Covington and 16% of smokers in Gallatin County attempted to quit.
- Over 200 individuals signed up to be Breathe Easy Believer’s.
- 2 million impressions via targeted online media campaign
- New data related to the effects of smoking
The initiative was a partnership between OneNKY Alliance, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Interact for Health, the Northern Kentucky Health Department, Three Rivers District Health Department, and The Center for Great Neighborhoods, with major funding support coming through a grant from the BUILD Health Challenge, and St. Elizabeth Healthcare.
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OneNKY Alliance urges community leaders to drive systemic change
Northern Kentucky and the OneNKY region is ready to connect [...]
Highland Heights, KY City Council Honored for Passing Smoke-Free Air Ordinance
As one of the first Northern Kentucky communities to pass groundbreaking smoke-free ordinances, the Highland Heights, Ky City Council was honored at its February 6th meeting by the Breathe Easy Coalition and the Northern Kentucky Agency on Substance Abuse Policy (NKY ASAP).
Dayton KY City Council Honored for Passing Smoke-Free Air Ordinance
Dayton, KY – In recognition of being the first Northern [...]
Bellevue City Council Honored for Passing Smoke-Free Air Ordinance
The Breathe Easy Coalition - https://breatheeasynky.com and the Northern Kentucky [...]
Highland Heights KY Votes to go Smoke-Free!
Congrats to Highland Heights on a Smoke-free community! Highland Heights, Bellevue, and Dayton are leading the way to a healthy NKY thanks to the Breathe Easy coalition!
Bellevue passes smoke-free ordinance with unanimous vote
Congrats to Bellevue on a Smoke-free community! Bellevue and Dayton are leading the way to a healthy NKY thanks to the Breathe Easy coalition!
Summit Series Podcast on September 14th
OneNKY Alliance kicked off the Summit Series last Wednesday with the OneNKY Community Conversation Podcast with moderator, Michael Monks. Great community discussion will be continued at the OneNKY Summit on October 26th from 2:30-6:30pm.
OneNKY HEALTH Supporting Session held 9/7/21
The OneNKY Summit Series continued this week with our focus on the Health sector, led by St. Elizabeth in partnership with HealthPoint and the NKY Health Department.
Finding NKY’s Regional Voice
Enjoy the latest edition of the Northern Kentucky Market Review with information on OneNKY initiatives and the wonderful attributes of our community!
Interview with Karen Finan (Northern Kentucky Regional Alliance)
Karen Finan, President & CEO of the Northern Kentucky Regional Alliance, talks about the organization and its recent initiatives with Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann.
Breathe Easy Covington
Regional Alliance's participation with the BUILD grant is helping with the Breathe Easy Covington campaign. Breathe Easy is a community outreach and engagement program designed to communicate the health issues attributed to smoking, secondhand smoke and e-cigarettes. Click on the link to hear some of the Breathe Easy success stories:
Now is Our Time for 1NKY – What’s Next? Northern Kentucky Regional Alliance partners to transform NKY Community
Northern Kentucky Regional Alliance has made our 1st public press release! To learn more about and what we have been up to the last 2 years check out our article in the NKY Tribune.
Breathe Easy NKY!
The new year is a great time to quit smoking. [...]
BUILD Health Challenge Launches Nicotine Replacement Therapy Program
This project aims to reduce smoking and secondhand smoke exposure by providing free NRT until August of 2019.
Smoking Cessation Program Kickoff
NKY BUILD Grant Partnership to Help Curb Tobacco Use in Covington and Gallatin County
BUILD NKY Health Challenge
Northern Kentucky Regional Alliance and partner organizations join the BUILD Health Challenge to Reduce Smoking in Northern Kentucky.