Your Link to Statewide Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use & Exposure
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Thu, 02/04/2010 - 09:34
The 7th Annual Tobacco-Free Workshop is scheduled for May 26 and 27 at Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, Mo. The workshop will be held in Lincoln Hall on the main campus on Chestnut Expressway. It is sponsored by the...
Thu, 02/04/2010 - 09:01
In a tight vote that will hopefully set the stage for a citywide tobacco policy, the Hannibal City Coucil voted this week to make the Admiral Coontz Armory smoke-free. It was a 4-3 decision, which goes into effect next year....
Wed, 02/03/2010 - 10:11
Missouri lawmakers this year will consider a statewide tobacco measure. The Kansas City Star sums is up perfectly on its Prime Buzz political blog: The bill , sponsored by St. Louis County RepublicanWalt Bivins and supported by a number of...
Tue, 02/02/2010 - 10:08
In the January Friday Focus, Missouri State University President Dr. Michael T. Nietzel outlines the college's tobacco policy and changes that are ahead. The university has taken a thoughtful approach to tobacco issues on campus. While the policy itself will...
Tue, 02/02/2010 - 01:42
In Indiana, lawmakers and the Campaign for Smoke-Free Air hope to pass a bill that keeps smoking out of public places. While there are always naysayers when it comes to smoke-free laws, some stories from bar and restaurant owners in...
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 01:24
In Oshkosh, Wisc., Evergreen Retirement Community still has a room for employees who smoke. That room will be closed for good once a statewide smoking initiative goes into effect July 5, reports the Oshkosh Northwestern. To help the 300 employees...
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 01:16
If you haven't already, be sure to join Missouri's Tobacco Control Exchange on Facebook! You can post photos from events and participate in discussions on tobacco issues- plus, you will receive updates from the blog in your Facebook stream. For...
Sun, 01/31/2010 - 13:14
There was a viscous battle following implementation of a smoking ban in Columbia, Mo., bars and restaurants. Some business owners said it would hurt their profits and cause massive closures, while advocates promoted healthier work environments. A year after it...
Sun, 01/31/2010 - 13:07
A new eHow article offers some terrific tips on how to quit smoking - and talks about how it will save a ravaged budget. This article has some useful tips, and could be a terrific starting point for a cessation...
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 11:04
F or the most part, statewide smoking bans don't stop smokers from lighting up. That is according to a new study by Agnes Scott College in Georgia and the University of California, Irvine, published the study in Health Economics. The...
Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:16
The Daily Toreador, the student newspaper of Texas Tech University, offers up an interesting story on the Food and Drug Administration's investigation of cigarette ingredients. Featured in the story is a dean who used to smoke.
Tue, 01/26/2010 - 10:19
An Australian cessation group says the nation should increase the cigarette tax by $20 to fund healthcare. Quit Victoria tells The Australian Online that it would also save lives. It's a serious option in the nation, the article says. A...
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 11:24
Macedonian bars and restaurants closed in protest of a new smoking ban instituted this year. According to one publication, Balkan Travellers, few businesses participated in the 24-hour event. However, news service AFP says it was nearly impossible to find an...
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 11:11
In North Carolina, business owners are still adjusting to new smoking rules that started Jan. 2. For the most part, according to a recent news story, business owners aren't purposefully violating the rules, but it is taking some time to...
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:02
Today Ryan Krull, Tobacco-Free Community Project Coordinator for Callaway County talks about efforts to make the county seat, Fulton, smoke-free. How did the smoke-free effort get started in Fulton? The effort began back a little over a year ago when...
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 09:56
A UK mother was investigated by police after posting a photo of her child with a cigarette in his mouth on Facebook. Someone reported the mother to police, who investigated, but found no cause for alarm. Read the story and...
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 09:44
A new survey by Breathe Easy Hannibal shows the majority of businesses there want to go smoke-free. Though the results are still pouring in, officials with the group are hopeful the city institute some form of tobacco ordinance NBC affiliate...
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 09:34
Partnership for Prevention will award 5-8 state grants of $20,000 to $40,000 for the implementation of innovative strategies to increase access to tobacco cessation treatments. Funds are to be used primarily for the development of state alliances/summit meetings and the...
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 11:10
Last week, a federal judge said the Food and Drug Administration had no legal right to block shipments of electronic cigarettes to the United States. (Read more in The Blog of the Legal Times and at Reuters) Electronic cigarettes have...
Fri, 01/15/2010 - 14:45
The Festus City Council is serious about wanting to institute rules on public smoking. However, Missouri laws prevent the city from getting certain input from voters. The city had wanted to hold a town meeting where residents could vote on...
