| MARCH 23, 2008 | VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4 |
| News |
| Regulating Tobacco |
March 11, 2008: House Health Subcommittee Acts to Protect Kids and Save Lives By Approving Bill to Regulate Tobacco Products
February 26, 2008: Health Groups Launch Ad Campaign Supporting 70-Cent Increase in Kentucky Cigarette Tax
March 12, 2008: House Health Subcommittee Sides with Public Health, Approves Bill to Regulate Tobacco Products
| Smokefree Policies |
February 26, 2008: Nebraska’s New Smoke-Free Law Is Historic Win for Health
February 26, 2008: Mexico City’s New Smoke-Free Law Sets Example for Latin America and World
February 15, 2008: Sheraton Hotels Protect Workers and Guests in Decision to Go Smoke-Free
February 27, 2008: French, Italian Smoking Ban Cut Heart Attacks, Researchers Say
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February 20, 2008: Report Says Tobacco Industry Uses Consumers as 'Guinea Pigs' for New Products  |
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February 12, 2008: Industry Funds Controversial UCLA Tobacco Study |
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March 3, 2008: Philip Morris to End Research Funding Program |
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March 5, 2008: New Public Health Ad Demonstrates FDA Regulation of Tobacco Is Critical |
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February 20, 2005: Report Warns Congress Urged to Grant FDA Authority Over Tobacco Products |
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February 1, 2008: Philip Morris Breaks Promise Not to Fight Smoke-Free Laws Even as Evidence Grows of Health Risks from Secondhand Smoke |
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| Youth |
February 13, 2008: Colo. Seeks to Criminalize Youth Tobacco Possession
February 14, 2008: Researcher Warns of Early Addiction to Cigarettes
February 21, 2008: Smoking Spikes Among Young Indians
| Disparities |
February 12, 2008: Certain Smokers Face Higher Risk of Breast Cancer
February 19, 2008: Report Finds Older Smokers More Apt to Lie to Docs
| Health Effects |
March 10, 2008: Few Smoking Parents Abstain Around their Kids, Study Finds
February 8, 2008: Billion Smoking Deaths by 2100 Possible, UN Says
March 6, 2008: Study Shows That Parents Ignore The Risk Of Secondhand Smoke Exposure For Children
February 29, 2008: New Study: How Cigarette Smoke Causes Cancer
March 7, 2008: Smoking Is Major Risk Factor For Stroke In China
| Around RI |
| Disparities |
| Funding |
| Information & Updates |
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March 20, 2008: Smoking still prominent on campuses nationwide |
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March 14, 2008: Toddlers Affected Most by Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Home | |
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March 18, 2008: Health officials warn of hookah-smoking hazard |
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| Take Action | |
Join us for the 2008 Kick Butts Day Kickball Tournament on Saturday, April 5th, 11am-4pm at Barry Field on 44 Smithfield Street in Woonsocket. Help raise awareness for the fight against Big Tobacco
and the ways in which they target our communities. Join one of our Kickball Teams! Bring your biggest fans and lawn chairs. Raffle prizes and t-shirts available for attendees. To register your team, contact Victor Ramos at the Woonsocket Prevention Coalition at 766-3342 or Vianella Burgos at the International Institute of Rhode Island at 784-8613.
| Resources |
| Kick Butts Day |
| Find Help |
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Kelly Doyle (Community Coordinator)
Katie Thurber (Community Coordinator)
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