RI Department of Health
Tobacco Control E-Newsletter

APRIL 28 , 2006
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 3

News

Apr 7, 2006: Passive smoke could be a diabetes precursor.


April 21, 2006: Study finds that genes play role in nonsmoker's lung cancer. Read article…
In English En Español

March 29, 2006: "Support group helps women help other women to quit smoking." Read article

April 14, 2006: Philip Morris exploits the photograph of a Marlboro-smoking Marine in Iraq to sell more cigarettes. Read Press Release


April 17, 2006: "Cigarette makers, states fight over money" Read article…


April 6, 2006: Chariho High School students send "Kick Butts" message to elementary and middle school students. Read article…

April 6, 2006: Twelve-hundred pairs of shoes were scattered across the Statehouse Plaza, each attached with a toe tag. Read article…

March 30, 2006: “RHODE ISLAND KIDS 'KICK BUTTS' ON APRIL 5
Kids Urge State Leaders to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives”
Read article...


New Smoking Laws in Other States:

 

April 10, 2006: “Arkansas Adopts Smokefree Restaurant Law.”


Around RI

EP

April 21, 2006: Youth activists at State House rally for National Kick Butts Day. Read article…


April 4, 2006: Students at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School "Kick Butt" with local college soccer team. Read article…

Information & Updates

Learn about the Tobacco Control Leadership Network and the Resources Available…


March 30, 2006: American Legacy Foundation teams up With Seventeen Magazine on teen girls quitting smoking. The May issue of Seventeen Magazine will explore the reasons girls start smoking and methods for them to quit. Read more…


Take Action

Join the Tobacco-Free Kids E-Champions.

Resources

*TOBACCO RELATED STATISTICS*
Need accurate statistics? Use the following resources:

1. Results of the Rhode Island Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
 

2. The Toll of Tobacco in Rhode Island

3. The Toll of Tobacco in the United States

 
4. State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation System

The American Legacy Foundation’s Resources relating to FACTS about smoking and tobacco use.

FACT CLIPBOARD…

FACT SHEETS…

 

 


Rhode Island Student Assistance Services Tobacco Projects


Find Help

How to Write a Press Release by Carol Hall-Walker


RI Department of Health Tobacco Control Program REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFPs) Website.
RFPs will be posted on the website soon!

We’re on the Web: RI Tobacco Control Program

Contact:
Kelly Doyle: EMAIL
Phone: 222-7630

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