The Surgeon General has concluded that tobacco industry advertisements and promotions cause the onset and continuation of smoking among adolescents and young adults. Based on these findings, local policies and … Read More
Presenters: Kurt M. Ribisl, UNC Gillings School of Public Health Douglas A. Luke, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis Lisa Henriksen, PhD, Stanford Prevention Research Center Ashley L. Feld, MPH, … Read More
“I’m Not Buying It” – an educational public service announcement featuring students from Sarasota County, Florida.
The tobacco industry spends over $1,000,000 an hour marketing their deadly products in retail locations. Research shows that exposure to point of sale tobacco advertising and promotions prompts smoking initiation, … Read More
Youth of Genesee-Orleans in New York State explains how Big Tobacco markets to them in retail locations as future “replacement smokers” and how this impacts them, their families, and their … Read More
A number of our partners are hosting webinars related to retail tobacco control and issues that affect the point-of-sale. See the descriptions below and sign up for the webinars that … Read More
May 31 is The World Health Organization’s World No Tobacco Day. This year’s theme, Free Yourself– Ban Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship, sheds light on the increasing importance of point-of-sale tobacco control … Read More
The Point-of-Sale remains the largest area of marketing, advertising and promotion spending by the tobacco industry The Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2011, released earlier this week, shows that in … Read More
81.5% of middle school students and 86.9% of high school students report seeing pro-tobacco advertisements in stores. The new study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, also found that … Read More
Part of NYS’s public health campaign, this video encourages you to learn more about the dangers of tobacco marketing
