by Webmaster | Mar 21, 2018 | In The News
In the news We’ve Seen Enough Smoking in Movies Reality Check, the youth program of Advancing Tobacco Free Communities, hosted a family movie event in Cobleskill recently. Megan Kemraj advocated to reduce smoking in youth-rated movies. In 2012, the U.S. Surgeon...
by Webmaster | Feb 26, 2018 | In The News
In the news Statewide Adult Smoking Rate Saw Decline of 22 Percent From 2011 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the adult smoking rate has fallen to the lowest in New York State’s recorded history as a result of the state’s wide-ranging tobacco...
by Webmaster | Feb 9, 2018 | In The News
In the news Tobacco Control Reps do a Reality Check with State Lawmakers New York State (NYS) Tobacco Control Partners and Reality Check youth visited Albany February 6 to share their successes and focus attention on unmet needs in tobacco control efforts statewide....
by Webmaster | Jan 30, 2018 | In The News
In the news Reality Check Talks Tobacco with Assemblyman Miller Tranquility Cleveland and Riley Mance, 7th grade students at Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School and Reality Check youth advocates with Advancing Tobacco Free Communities in Delaware, Otsego and...
by Webmaster | Jan 24, 2018 | In The News
In the news E-Cig Use is Skyrocketing Among NYS Youth The good news is that due to tobacco control measures, the current smoking rate among adults in New York State is 14.2 percent. However, the bad news is that the percent of New York State youth who have ever tried...
by Webmaster | Jan 22, 2018 | In The News
In the news Cobleskill’s Elm Street Apartments Latest to Go Smoke-free A coalition of affordable housing advocates from New York State may soon launch a campaign encouraging Governor Andrew Cuomo to pass stronger rent laws and to develop additional affordable housing....