By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In the summer heat and humidity, it’s not always easy to catch a deep breath. However, when one finally gets an opportunity to inhale, there’s a good chance that it is smoke … [Read more...]
The Sale of Singles Cigarettes is a Problem You Need to Know About
By Debra Nevels Senior Manager of Health Systems at American Cancer Society and Baker Al-Qudsi Vice President of Marketing at Hayat Pharmacy There is not enough awareness in our community … [Read more...]
As we Reflect on the Legacy of African-Americans this Month, Let’s not Forget to Talk about Menthol
By Jeff Engelmann and Delores Green As we celebrate Black History Month, there are many notable achievements our state can be proud of. We elected Mandela Barnes, the first African-American … [Read more...]
Big Tobacco Targets the Black Community
By Yasmine Outlaw Native Americans and White adults are the highest consumers of tobacco products in America. Yet, tobacco advertisements are found 10 times more in the Black community than … [Read more...]
COPD Awareness: How Smoking Can Kill
By Mrinal Gokhale We have been taught that smoking is harmful for health since childhood, but Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), makes it clear just how harmful tobacco can … [Read more...]
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“Don’t Let Candy-flavored Tobacco Products Fool You”
Letter to the Editor Cherry. Grape. Vanilla. Today’s kids not only see these flavors in their Halloween candy, but also in a variety of new flavored-tobacco products designed to hook teens in my … [Read more...]
Sometimes, It’s Good to Be a Quitter
By Ariele Vaccaro Though it’s been half a century since the Surgeon General first released reports on the dangers of smoking cigarettes, the threat of tobacco-related illnesses hasn’t … [Read more...]
Take tobacco out of our movies
This past Sunday, the greatest movies of 2013 were celebrated at the Academy Awards. Unfortunately, one thing teens like me see way too often in the movies is tobacco use. Showing smoking and … [Read more...]
Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network team up with Milwaukee youth to fight tobacco use in honor of National Kick Butts Day
Youth-led advocacy day is nationally coordinated by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Milwaukee youth last week joined thousands of kids across the country who took part in Kick Butts Day, a … [Read more...]
Everyone WINS when we work together to Prevent Youth Access to Tobacco Products
The Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network and the City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance joined forces to conduct compliance checks Cigarettes and other tobacco products (OTPs) … [Read more...]