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Category Archives: Tobacco
Tobacco Prevention, Everyone’s Doing It
By Tessa Schwake | Tobacco prevention happens on a local, national, and global level. From Youth Leadership Day to World No Tobacco Day, everyone can bring an end to tobacco use.
Local Youth Got the Truth Out About Tobacco
Everyday in the US, 1200 people die from tobacco use and many are effected by secondhand smoke. The local youth tobacco groups want to bring that number to zero. So they worked hard to host events in their schools to get … Continue reading
Posted in Substance Abuse, Tobacco, Tobacco-Free Youth Group
Tagged Prevention, students take action, take action, tobacco, youth
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Starmont High School Fights Youth Tobacco Use
Starmont High School Fights Youth Tobacco Use Joined National Kick Butts Day Initiative March 21, 2012 The Starmont STUDS (Stopping Tobacco Use Daily at Starmont), a group of students focused on tobacco prevention and awareness, joined thousands of kids across … Continue reading
Youth Tobacco Prevention Groups at Area High School Kick off Kick Butts Day
DUBUQUE, IA On Wednesday,March 23, 2012, area high school Youth Tobacco Prevention groups from all over Delaware County will kick off “Kick Butts Day.” Each school has a youth-led, anti-tobacco group, which includes chapters at West Delaware, Maquoketa Valley and … Continue reading
Posted in Substance Abuse, Tobacco
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Youth Advocacy Day at the Capitol
Two members of the Maquoketa Valley High School Youth Tobacco Prevention group, MVTEL attended Youth Advocacy Day in Des Moines this week, accompanied by their advisor Geri Buelow, from Helping Services for Northeast Iowa. They joined many youth from all … Continue reading
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To the Editor: Pharmicist Writes About the Dangers of Tobacco Use
What better way to begin the New Year than to make a resolution to quit smoking? In the 32 years I’ve been in Fayette I’ve seen too many people die from the use of tobacco products. I’ve witnessed lung cancers, … Continue reading
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Local Coalition Plans for a Busy Summer
The Allamakee County Tobacco-Free Coalition has made great strides in helping to support a safe and healthy community over the past year. The coalition has sponsored a “Tobacco Pick-Up Day”, implemented a community survey to discover your opinions on tobacco … Continue reading
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Quitline Iowa to Discontinue Free Patches, Gum
Free counseling services will continue As of June 30, Iowa’s helpline for quitting tobacco use will no longer offer callers free nicotine patches and gum. Faced with budget cuts, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has decided to focus … Continue reading
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Use Available Resource to Help You Quit Smoking
Spring has sprung. Have you started your garden, planned a weekend camping trip with the family, prepared the lawn mower for its first run, and successfully quit smoking? Don’t make smoking the last priority on your list. There are resources … Continue reading
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Annual Kick Butts Day March 24, 2010
Did you know each day about 3,500 kids under the age of 18 try smoking for the first time and another 1,000 kids become new regular daily smokers? Did you know an adult male smoker loses an average of 13 … Continue reading
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