Entryways and Outdoor Spaces
Over 40 of which are known to cause cancer and many of which are strong irritants.
The Surgeon General has declared that there is no safe level of secondhand smoke.
United States Courts have declared that there is no legal “right to smoke” and smoking is not a protected activity under the U.S. Constitution.
People should not be forced to walk through a wall of smoke when entering their place of work and other public buildings. It can trigger allergies, asthma attacks and other breathing problems. Advancing Tobacco Free Communities are working with businesses to create more entryway and workplace smoking policies. Currently over 460 businesses in New York State have passed regulations restricting tobacco use in outdoor recreational areas
Entryway & Grounds Smoking Policies
Other New York State Initiatives
Cessation Centers provide New York’s healthcare community with evidence-based education, training, and resources. This helps to treat their tobacco dependent patients and help them quit smoking successfully.
TalkToYourPatients.org
The New York State Colleges Tobacco Free Initiative (NYSCTFI) is a statewide partnership. They are dedicated to encouraging and supporting colleges and universities. Therefor creating 100% tobacco-free campus policies.
NYSTobaccoFreeColleges.org
New York State Smokers’ Quit Line is free and confidential service. They provide services to New York State residents who want to stop tobacco use. This includes, motivational coaching, free nicotine patches, an online smoke-free community, educational fact sheets, materials and videos. Additional educational tools and cessation resources are available. Mainly to healthcare providers, employers, educators, and others. In addition, this also includes a referral program for tobacco users.
NYSmokeFree.com
TobaccoFreeNYS
June 25th
School is out for the summer! But do you know what your kids are learning outside the classroom?
Find out how children are being exposed to tobacco marketing in the places where they shop most at bit.ly/SeenEnoughTobacco ... See MoreSee Less
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TobaccoFreeNYS
June 21st
For some, summer is vacation time — but Big Tobacco never takes a break.
This season, let's all keep moving to help reduce kids' exposure to tobacco marketing in the places they shop. Learn more: bit.ly/SeenEnoughTobacco ... See MoreSee Less
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June 19th
Capital Region Reality Check youth representing 11 counties hosted a World No Tobacco Day event raising awareness about the deceptive marketing tactics of the tobacco industry, youth tobacco use, and the impact of tobacco use on local communities! ... See MoreSee Less
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E-cigarettes might get vaporized. San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to outright ban the sale and importing of electronic tobacco products in the city. The controversial decision comes on the heels of a 36 percent rise from last year in the number of U.S. teenagers admitting to tobacco usage. One in five senior highschoolers reported vaping in a single month! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention blames the upsurge of tobacco use on E-cigarette manufacturers like Juul Labs, which owns 70 percent of the vaping market and once used fruit flavors and social media to peddle products to youths. Juul, which operates out of Pier 70 in San Francisco, argues that their products actually provide a safer alternative to traditional smoking, which still kills 40,000 Californians annually. There's no conclusive evidence to support that defense. Though Mayor London Breed has yet to sign off on the ban, she has indicated that she will. In response, Juul is gathering a petition to override the Board of Supervisors' decision. curious.com/curios/2019-06-27/up-in-smoke?daily_email=true#date
The FDA has the power right now to issue an Administrative Detention Order to prevent contaminated electronic cigarette and e-liquid tobacco products from reaching consumers until they can be seized by U.S. Marshals. "The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by ... regulating tobacco products." Tobacco products officially regulated by the FDA now include electronic cigarettes and e-liquids. www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/federal-officials-seize-adulterated-dietary-supplemen... "...looking at 75 e-cigarette cartridges and e-liquid products from the top-selling brands in 2013...found that 23% contained traces of endotoxin and that that 81% contained traces of glucan. Endotoxins are found on Gram-negative bacteria [for example, E. coli, which causes food poisoning] and glucan is found on most fungi [e.g. molds, which cause allergies]. Exposure to them has been associated with health problems like asthma, reduced lung function, and inflammation, the researchers say. "Airborne Gram-negative bacterial endotoxin and fungal-derived glucans have been shown to cause acute and chronic respiratory effects in occupational and environmental settings," David Christiani, a professor at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health and senior author of the study said..." www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/04/24/popular-e-cigarette-vape-products-tainted-toxins-ha...