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Reality Check and Bassett Healthcare Team Up to Dispel Vaping Myths
Bonnie Peck, Reality Check/Youth Engagement Coordinator with Advancing Tobacco Free Communities in Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Counties and Hannah Pizza, nurse practitioner with the Middleburgh Healthy Zone- Bassett Healthcare’s school-based health...
Reality Check to Host World No Tobacco Day at Crossgates
Youth and adults are invited to Crossgates Mall in the Albany suburb of Westmere, New York on Saturday, June 1, 2019 to play “Tobacco Trouble” – an interactive, life-sized board game hosted by Reality Check youth from the greater capital region. Reality...
Tobacco Control Reps do a Reality Check with State Lawmakers
New York State (NYS) Tobacco Control Partners and Reality Check youth visited Albany February 4 to talk with lawmakers about the success of their programs at lowering the NYS adult smoking rate to 14.2 percent as well as unmet needs in tobacco control. In...
Advancing Tobacco Free Communities: A Winner in Counter Tobacco Photo Contest
Advancing Tobacco Free Communities-Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Counties (ATFC-DOS) was a winner in Counter Tobacco’s recent 2018 Point-of-Sale Photo contest. ATFC-DOS had the winning photo in the Tobacco Look-a-Likes category entitled “Trick or Treat?...
NYS Smokers’ Quitline Launches Enhanced Website
The NYS Smokers' Quitline, headquartered at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY, recently launched a fully updated, redesigned and mobile-ready website www.nysmokefree.com Enhanced visuals, easier-to-read text and navigation that is...
Stamford and Delhi Celebrate Fresh Air and Healthy Communities
Over the last decade, as evidence of the dangers of secondhand smoke have increased, many communities, organizations and agencies have enacted tobacco-free policies that include outdoor areas. In fact, more than 470 New York State municipalities have...
Middleburgh Pharmacy Promotes Healthy, Tobacco-free Living
Peter Camporese, the owner of the newly opened Middleburgh Pharmacy & Medical Supplies at Middleburgh Meadows is committed to providing a high quality of life for everyone who patronizes his retail establishment and services. Because the sale of...
Reality Check Speaks Out at Altria
Despite the 80-degree temperatures in Richmond, VA on Thursday, May 17, a cold front passed through downtown just in time for the Altria Group shareholders annual meeting. The icy blast, expected to storm through the area around the Richmond Convention...
Catholic Charities Restricts Tobacco Use at Cobleskill Office
Catholic Charities is committed to creating a safe and healthy work environment for all employees and individuals and families served by the agency. The agency recently worked with Advancing Tobacco Free Communities in Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie...
World No Tobacco Day
Every year, on May 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners mark “World No Tobacco Day” (WNTD), highlighting the health and additional risks associated with tobacco use. People can contribute on an individual level to making a sustainable,...