We're pushing for comprehensive smokefree workplace ordinances across Northern Kentucky. We refuse to be Cincinnati's ash tray. Sign the petition, and add your voice.
Where comprehensive smoke-free protections are already in place, residents back them and businesses barely notice the change.
of residents say the public has a right to breathe smoke-free air indoors
of residents say workers have a right to smoke-free air at their workplace
of businesses say the ordinance has been easy to implement
of businesses report no change to their business after the ordinance
Source: NKY Health Smoke-Free Air Ordinance Post-Implementation Survey, 2023–2024
Live signature counts, each city's goal, current status, and where their indoor-air policy stands. Click any city for council contacts and how to help.
These Northern Kentucky cities have gone 100% smoke-free indoors — proof that clean indoor air works right here at home. Hats off to their leaders and residents.
Thank you to Mayor Ben Baker (Dayton), Mayor Charlie Cleves (Bellevue), Mayor Sarah Thompson (Ludlow), and Mayor Greg Meyers (Highland Heights) — and to their councilmembers and administrations — for their leadership in making their cities 100% smoke-free indoors.
Now let's make the rest of Northern Kentucky next.
The case for clean indoor air, by the numbers.
Every Northern Kentucky county sits well above it — Kenton is nearly double the national rate.
The highest in the region — a clear case for comprehensive protection where workers are most exposed.
Well above the national average — thousands of residents and frontline workers breathe secondhand smoke on the job.
Across all three counties, smoking stays stubbornly high — a regional problem that calls for a regional standard.
County rates: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (countyhealthrankings.org) · National average: 2022 Greater Cincinnati Adult Tobacco Survey; National Health Interview Survey
What an average pack of cigarettes costs at the counter.
Smoking-caused health care costs per pack sold — borne by the whole community.
The health care cost per pack is roughly three times the retail price of a pack of cigarettes.
Sources: CDC STATE System; America's Health Rankings 2020; U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services; Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Dec. 2025
Whoever you are, there's a clear next step.
Add your name to the petition and tell your council you want smoke-free workplaces.
Go on record. Submit a support letter and join the businesses backing clean indoor air.
Submit a letter →Get the data, model ordinance language, and coalition contacts in one place.
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