Garden City Community College Board of Trustees next month will decide whether to have a completely tobacco-free campus. Moises Mora, Student Government Association president, provides SGA recommendations for banning all tobacco products, including chewing tobacco, Tuesday evening at the scheduled…
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Oregon to try to pay pregnant women to quit smoking
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About 19% of U.S. adult’s smoke, and some of them do this when they are pregnant. Oregon is launching a new program that will offer financial incentives for women who smoke and quit while they are pregnant. More than 45…
Parkland considering a tobacco-free campus
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As a nation embraces a healthy lifestyle trends, Parkland College Student Government, a health center, Parkland United Student Health and the Office of Student Life are working together to develop proposals for a tobacco-free policy. Health experts around the world…
Vancouver woman helps Santa kick tobacco habit
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Santa kicked the habit in time for Christmas. No, not the habit of sugar plums, or fur wearing habits, or his penchant for tinkering recklessly around an open flame. No, this is the year in the red men refused to…
Tobacco whistleblower testifies industry underplays health risks
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Jeffrey Wigand who influence onUSAtobacco industry from 1993 in a movie inspired award-winningHollywoodmovie, saying that cigarette companies were underplaying tobacco products potential risk. Wigand was inQuebec’s Court on Monday as a part of a $30 billion againstCanada’s three biggest cigarette…
Trustees award tenure, vote campus tobacco free
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The Flathead Valley Community College Board Trustees on Monday awarded tenure to five instructors for approving the second of tobacco free policy. The vote on tenure recommendation, Karas mentioned trustees that the collective from the college bargaining agreement with the…
Canadian tobacco warning rise to 4th in the world
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World ranking of Canada to prevent cigarette packs increased by a quarter in 2012 to 15 in 2010, after a new Canadian warnings cover 75% of cigarette packages have been implemented, the international report. Canadian Cancer Society publishes a report…
Canadian tobacco warnings move up to 4th in world
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Canada’s world ranking for cigarette pack warning increase to 4th in 2012 from 15th in 2010 after Canadian warnings more then 85% of cigarette package was implemented, the international report found. The Canadian cancer Society publishes a report each two…
Smoking is a push to get the child
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Pregnant women and indigenous Australians are being targeted in a new anti-smoking campaign, which comes a month before all cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging. The latest statistics show one in seven Australian women smoke during pregnancy, and pregnant…
Tobacco cigarettes
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In September 2012, the American Journal of Public Health included an article titled “Electronic Cigarette Awareness, Perceptions of exploitation and harm U.S. adults.” The online study cited in the article shows that the understanding and use of e-cigarettes among current…
Ban tobacco on Campus
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The University of Maine at Augusta will prohibit tobacco use, beginning in January, joining a growing number of colleges and universities in Maine and across the country. The policy will “promote the campus culture of health and environmental responsibility,” President…
The site is designed to help pregnant smokers kick the habit
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Smokers who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant can now get help through the end of a web site that emphasizes support, rather than guilt or shame. The site includes a personal counter output, various self-help materials, tips on…
Protecting Americans from the tobacco damage
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Three years ago, President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law. Those of us now know that we were witnessing history. With the stroke of a pen and a strong bipartisan support in Congress, the…
Preservation of liberty for “No Tobacco Day”
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May 31 is “World No Tobacco Day” event sponsored by the World Health Organization, dedicated to reducing tobacco use. While the goal is laudable, but it is equally important to consider how we are to reduce tobacco use. Is the…