Every year, the American Lung Association grades states in fields related to reducing the negative impact of tobacco use. States are graded on Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding, Smokefree Air, Tobacco Taxes, Access to Cessation Services, and Tobacco 21. This year, New York State received the following grades: Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding: FSmokefree Air: Read More »
Onondaga County legislators voted 11-5 in favor of a proposal to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21. The bill will now go to public hearing. Tobacco 21 legislation is aimed at reducing youth access to tobacco products. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death, and data shows that the Read More »
In this edition of our bi-monthly newsletter, read about the new addition to the Clean Indoor Air Act, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and the Great American Smokeout. You can also check out the amazing work our Reality Check Youth at Waterloo High School has been doing. Click the link below to learn more. http://mailchi.mp/6b2b624b61ea/9l36jze9m0-2490861 Read More »
NYS has banned vaping anywhere cigarettes are banned. Vaping among high school students in New York State doubled between 2014 and 2016 and, like cigarettes, e-cigarettes are aggressively marketed to make them as alluring as possible. E-cigarette liquid typically contains nicotine, and nicotine is highly addictive and harmful to adolescent and young adult developing brains. Read More »
This Friday (10/13/17) will be the first annual Seen Enough Tobacco Day. All across New York State, Reality Check Youth will be using this day to educate their communities about the dangers of tobacco use and the billions of dollars that the tobacco industry spends on marketing and product placement. In Seneca County, the Reality Read More »
We are hosting a Smoke-Free Movie event with the SHAC of Livingston-Monroe Cos. next month! Please check it out and come to support our mission of reducing the tobacco imagery exposure with our youth population. ... See MoreSee Less
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