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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) SUNDAY, JANUARY 22: NYC SMOKING BAN Profile America -- Sunday, January 22nd. You may think the debate about smoking is fairly recent. But this week in 1908, the New York City Council passed an ordinance that made it illegal for women to smoke in public. The ordinance was the result of...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New research by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services indicates that including comprehensive tobacco cessation benefits in Medicaid insurance coverage can result in substantial savings for Medicaid programs. The study, titled "The Return on Investment of a Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Program in Massachusetts," published by the open access journal PLoS ONE, found that every dollar spent in program...
Election Offers Clear Choice: Kennedy's Strong, Consistent Stance Vs. Ballard's Broken Campaign Promise INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, a national advocacy organization that supports 100% smoke-free workplaces, today endorsed Melina Kennedy in the race for Mayor of Indianapolis. "There is a clear choice in this election," said ANR Executive Director Cynthia Hallett, "on the one side stands Melina Kennedy, who has been a strong,...
Opinion provides for public safety, while eliminating confusion created by interplay of smoking ban and medical marijuana amendment LANSING, Mich., Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association applauded yesterday's ruling by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette indicating that it is illegal for medical marijuana certificate holders to smoke in places of public accommodation. The opinion (Opinion No. 7261) eliminates confusion surrounding a...
New York City's outdoor smoking ban went into effect on Monday, adding the city's parks and beaches to the list of places where smoking is prohibited as part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign to promote healthy lifestyles.The ban augments the city's 2003 prohibition on smoking cigarettes in bars and restaurants.The new law will not be enforced by police, but by staff who oversee the city's 29,000 acres of park land and beaches. Violators face a $50 fine."We don't think that...
More than 800 bar owners in Belgium led their supporters in demonstrations on Saturday after the Constitutional Court increased its smoking ban to include all cafés and casinos beginning July 1, according to a report by the AFP news agency. The federation of café owners and restaurateurs organized the demonstration, which was held in Brussels. The group claimed that upwards of 5,000 of the country's 12,000 cafes are in danger of closing because of the new legislation. The country has...
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new poll released today finds 70 percent of Texas voters support prohibiting smoking in indoor work and public places, including restaurants and bars. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110201/DA40513) The poll, released by the Smoke-Free Texas Coalition and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, found support for smoke-free indoor work and public places cuts across party lines, including 67 percent of Republicans, 69 percent of...
Join the "Women Who Quit" campaign and quit smoking for the Great American Smokeout Nov. 18 BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Are you ready to quit smoking and willing to share the good, bad, and ugly about your experience? If so, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) wants to feature you on their Smokefree Women Web site (Women.Smokefree.gov) as part of the "Women Who Quit" campaign. The "Women Who Quit" campaign was developed by the creators of the Women.Smokefree.gov...
SEATTLE, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Washington State Department of Health: WHO: Secretary of Health Mary Selecky Dr. Cheryl Healton, president and chief executive officer, Legacy Foundation Dr. Jeffrey Harris, director, University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center WHAT: News conference to announce new research on lives and money saved due to the state's tobacco prevention and control efforts. Thursday is the Great...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- truth, the nation's largest smoking prevention campaign for youth, is teaming up with MTV Games on a new dance-related initiative that includes an online dance contest, grassroots tour stops, and online outreach. All efforts are built around the video game Dance Central(TM) -- a highly-anticipated new immersive dance video game (exclusively for Kinect for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft) that will release on November 4,...
