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American Legacy Foundation Local Partners Study Mobile Support for DC Tobacco Quitline
Source: www.cancer.gov
A partnership of organizations in Washington, DC, will explore how effectively new media tools help District residents quit smoking. The American Legacy Foundation’s Schroeder Institute for Tobacco ...
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November is also National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. It is a time to celebrate this rich heritage and we want to preserve it through healthier initiatives.
Did you know that more Native Americans smoke than any other racial population in the United States? Unfortunately, nearly 18% of Native Amer...icans lose their lives to cancer. But with healthier choices and the proper resources and support, Legacy is confident that this number can be reduced.
Check out Legacy's fact sheet on this particular popluation and tobacco: http://www.americanlegacy.org/3219.aspxRead More
Did you know that more Native Americans smoke than any other racial population in the United States? Unfortunately, nearly 18% of Native Amer...icans lose their lives to cancer. But with healthier choices and the proper resources and support, Legacy is confident that this number can be reduced.
Check out Legacy's fact sheet on this particular popluation and tobacco: http://www.americanlegacy.org/3219.aspxRead More
Source: www.ihs.gov
2009 PosterPDF - 179KB HERITAGE POSTER HISTORYPDF - 193KB2009 American Indian& Alaska Native Tribal Listing PDF - 174KB
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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. We'll be sharing facts, news, stories and sharing ways to live a longer, healthier life.
Also, if you haven't seen it, check out the powerful Code Blue for Lung Cancer documentary.
Source: www.upi.com
A U.S. health advocate argued the case for banning menthol tobacco products at a meeting of some 150 public health advocates in Washington Monday.
Source: www.idahostatesman.com
I recently had the pleasure of attending the grand opening of the new Idaho State University Health Science Center in Meridian, just off of Interstate 84 in the heart of the Treasure Valley. As I toured the research labs, clinics and new L.S. Skaggs Pha...
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New IOM Report: Smoking Bans Reduce Risk for Heart Attacks Associated With Secondhand Smoke.
More links: http://bit.ly/3JkY4a or http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Smoke-FreeAi
Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence - Institute of Me
Source: www.iom.edu
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). An American has a heart attack nearly every 25 seconds, resulting in death about every minute, but those who smoke are not the only ones at risk. ...
American Legacy Foundation Check out the resources under the New York Times Smoking and Tobacco Navigator...Legacy is listed along with a link to the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library!
Source: topics.nytimes.com
News about smoking and tobacco. Commentary and archival information about smoking and tobacco from The New York Times.
American Legacy Foundation Local Kansas group gets grant to fight teen smoking.
Source: www.newscow.net
Cowley County TASK is receiving the money from the Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition. TASK is a state-wide youth moment against tobacco use.
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Excerpt: "Smoking prohibitions prompt more smokers to quit, so industry watchdogs are leery of a campaign that flaunts circumventing bans."
What are your thoughts?
Source: www.nytimes.com
R. J. Reynolds stopped advertising cigarettes in magazines in 2008, but the Camel logo is back advertising Camel Snus, a tobacco packet that wedges in the upper lip.
Source: adage.com
The American Legacy Foundation is working with MTV's "Made" to tie in its "Truth" antismoking campaign with the show. The five-week effort starts with the Oct. 3 episode of the series, which gives young ...
Source: www.chicagoflame.com
Tobacco industry's reluctant farewell to flavor, Featured Opinion
Legacy's Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Receives Grant to Research Mobile Suppo
Source: www.americanlegacy.org
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Legacy Foundation®’s Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy this week received a $977,346 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ...
American Legacy Foundation New Blog Post: Does Obama’s Smoking Habit Change Your View of the President?
Source: drcherylhealton.blogspot.com
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Source: www.boston.com
IT WAS a good first step by the Food and Drug Administration to ban candy- and fruit-flavored cigarettes this week under its new powers to regulate tobacco. The next and much bigger step is ending Menthol Madness.
Source: www.usatoday.com
The Food and Drug Administration may have banned candy- and fruit-flavored cigarettes Tuesday, but some public health experts still see a big hole in their efforts to keep teens from starting to smoke.
