Tobacco FTC Reports Tobacco Marketing Steady, Exceeds $9 Billion – Efforts to Fight Tobacco Must Intensify
ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE from TobaccoFreeKids.org Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Mar. 23, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Trade Commission’s latest reports on tobacco marketing – showing expenditures of nearly $9.5 billion in 2013 – send another warning sign about our nation’s kids and health. The FTC’s reports are a […]
SouthEast Alaska Rural Health Consortium How Big Tobacco Lobbies to Safeguard E-Cigarettes
ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE from PublicIntegrity.org SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In the Golden State, home to healthy living, progressive politics and one of the lowest smoking rates in the nation, cigarettes can seem like a relic of the past, barred long ago from restaurants, bars and even some city parks. And yet within the walls of California’s high-domed […]
nnn National Native Network Webinar Series: “Gambling with our Health”
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The National Native Network held their regular webinar series on March 29, 2016. Isaiah Brokenleg, MPH of the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council presented for the NNN with his presentation titled “Gambling with our Health.” The three objectives of the webinar are: Attendees will know what theoretical win is. Attendees will […]
Promoting Healthy Retail in Hispanic Communities Free Webinar on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 2 pm EDT Please join the Nuestras Voces (Our Voices) National Hispanic Network to Reduce Tobacco-Related and Cancer Health Disparities for its next scheduled webinar, “Promoting Healthy Retail in Hispanic Communities.” This webinar is FREE and open to all, but requires […]
Truth Initiative Truth Initiative College Scholarships
The Truth Initiative (formerly the Legacy Foundation ) is offering college and graduate students a chance to earn one of two $5,000 scholarships for demonstrating their commitment to community service and the use of creative arts to reduce tobacco use in priority populations. The “Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications to […]
Tips from Former Smokers Impact of first federally funded anti-smoking ad campaign remains strong after three years
ORIGINAL ARTICLE ORIGINAL REPORT INFOGRAPHIC The latest outcomes measuring the impact of CDC’s national tobacco education campaign are as strong as those achieved in its first year, and suggest that three years into the campaign, the ads were still having a significant impact. More than 1.8 million smokers attempted to quit smoking because of the […]
Tobacco Free CRMC Announces Breathe Better Campaign – Will go 100% Smoke- and Tobacco-Free on Jan. 1, 2017
ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE from CullmanSense.com CULLMAN – Cullman Regional Medical Center will become 100 percent smoke- and tobacco-free effective Jan. 1, 2017. The goal of the program, called Breathe Better, is to create a healing environment for patients – both inside and outside the facility. The new policy will prohibit smoking and the use of […]
Tribes Indian Tribes Funding Opportunities
Indian Tribes Funding Opportunities CNCS seeks to provide national service resources to address pressing community challenges in Native American communities. Please review the following funding opportunities to find the one that best fits your organization. Senior Corps Indian Tribes Funding Opportunities Senior Corps seeks to increase the impact of national service in Indian County by […]
Smoking Metro Council taking up smoking ban for Baton Rouge bars, casinos but will it to pass?
ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE FROM THE ADVOCATE by Andrea Gallo BATON ROUGE, La. – An ordinance that would ban smoking in Baton Rouge’s casinos and bars is finally headed to the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council after a campaign launched in late January. The Metro Council should vote on the ordinance in April, and it already […]
Catawba Indian Nation Photos from NNN Visit to Catawba Nation
Here are some photos from the National Native Network’s visit to the Catawba Indian Nation in South Carolina: