Join us this Saturday for a Free Movie Matinee
On March 27, the Oscars will honor the best movies released in 2021. The day before, on March 26, TFC|DOS will be hosting a free showing of one of those movies, West Side Story, which has been nominated for several awards including Best Picture. While the audience will no doubt enjoy the acting, singing, dancing and cinematography, the reason for the viewing is to put a spotlight on smoking in movies. A Surgeon General's report concluded that the more...
In The News: Menthol Marketing
Our Community Engagement Coordinator, Jennifer Hill, wrote a letter to the editor about the impact of Menthol-flavored tobacco products on the African American community. The letter was published on February 24 in print editions The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta and online via allotsego.com Read the letter below: Seventy years ago, the tobacco industry launched an aggressive marketing campaign to persuade African Americans to smoke menthol cigarettes. The industry endeared...
November 2021 Newsletter
In November's newsletter, Tobacco Free Communities | Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie (TFC-DOS) introduces new Reality Check Youth Vicky Poon, highlights work Poon has done for Seen Enough Tobacco Day which happens every year on October 13th, and bids farewell to Youth Engagement Coordinator Christopher Bradley. Interested in reading the newsletter to learn more? Check it out HERE.
September 2021 Newsletter
In September's newsletter, one of Tobacco Free Communities | Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie's (TFC-DOS) staff members speaks on his former addiction to e-cigarettes, an article with new youth smoking rates is highlighted in a StatShot with the latest data from 2020, and new local businesses have joined TFC-DOS's "Be Safe. Be Kind" initiative that aims to improve public health one policy at a time. Interested in reading the newsletter to learn more? Check it out HERE.
August 2021 Newsletter
In August’s newsletter, Tobacco Free Communities | Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie (TFC-DOS) announces the availability of new StatShots from the New York State Department of Health on 2018 adulting smoking rates, which shows a decrease in smoking rates in two of DOS's counties and an increase in one. TFC-DOS also mentions a local Schoharie Country resident speaking at a board meeting regarding the county's smoke-free outdoor policy, and also has an article on how we can protect the health of...
July 2021 Newsletter
In July’s newsletter, Tobacco Free Communities | Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie (TFC-DOS) talks about Oneonta's Meet Me on Main Street event that Community Engagement Coordinator Jennifer Hill and Youth Engagement Coordinator Christopher Bradley tabled at to engage with the community and other businesses. TFC-DOS also congratulated the winners of the Samsung Galaxy tablet raffles for participating in the outreach surveys for employers and landlords in our tri-county area. Interested in...
June 2021 Newsletter
In June’s newsletter, Tobacco Free Communities | Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie (TFC-DOS) focuses on Pride Month through an evaluation of statistics focused on high risk factors for LGBTQIA+ members, how first-year college students can help make their campuses tobacco-free, and also highlights June's National Healthy Homes Month and how we can help local communities - including landlords, property owners, and tenants - live in healthier multi-unit housing. Interested in reading the...
May 2021 Newsletter
In May’s newsletter, Tobacco Free Communities | Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie (TFC-DOS) highlights the NAACP's Oneonta chapter event discussing menthol's deadly impact on African Americans and the showing of the short documentary Black Lives/Black Lungs, as well as an article talking about Realty Check youth confronting the tobacco industry's deceitful marketing tactics during their annual shareholders' meeting. May 31st is also World No Tobacco Day, so TFC-DOS touches on the annual event...
NAACP-Oneonta Event Highlights Menthol’s Deadly Impact on African Americans’ Health
NAACP-Oneonta Event Highlights Menthol's Deadly Impact on African Americans' Health By Jennifer Hill In collaboration with Oneonta's NAACP chapter, Tobacco Free Communities: Delaware, Otsego & Schoharie (TFC-DOS) staff presented Black Lives/Black Lungs, a short documentary which critically examines the tobacco industry's aggressive marketing of menthol cigarettes to African Americans and its deadly effects, at the NAACP's May 13th virtual meeting, followed by...
It’s Not Just Campaign
May 16th is No Menthol Sunday and in collaboration with our statewide tobacco control partners, we’re launching a new statewide initiative that aims to put a spotlight on how the tobacco industry has aggressively marketed menthol products to African Americans.1,2 The “It’s Not Just” campaign launches regionally and statewide today and is focused on ending the misconception that menthol is just a flavor. It’s not just a flavor but an injustice that is disproportionately...