In this episode of Kentucky Health, host Dr. Wayne Tuckson welcomes Ted Smith, Ph.D., the director of the Center for Healthy Air, Water and Soil in the UofL Envirome Institute to discuss how planting trees can reduce air pollution, decrease certain health risks, and encourage participation in outdoor activities.

Kentucky Health: Trees and Bushes as the Fix episode airs Sunday, Oct. 31, at 12:30 pm/11:30 am on KET and Monday, Nov. 1, at 2/1 pm on KET2. 

Kentucky Health is a weekly KET program that seeks to improve the people’s health through education and increased awareness. Kentucky Health is hosted by Dr. Wayne Tuckson, a colorectal surgeon in Louisville, and produced by Laura Krueger.

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