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Say YES Conference

tpcpnews — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:20:21 +0000

The Youth Extinguishing Smoking Team hosted a take-it-to-the-streets demonstration in downtown Little Rock on Saturday, June 14. This youth advocacy event was part of the 2008 Say YES Leadership and Advocacy Conference on Tobacco Control.

MCCTFA Banquet Success

tpcpnews — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:37:15 +0000

Dr. Cheryl Healton, President and CEO of the American Legacy Foundation spoke at the Mississippi County Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Arkansas’ “Saving the Lives of Arkansas’ Children Banquet” on April 18. The banquet was a huge success with more than 200 people in attendance.

Camp Fit & Fun

tpcpnews — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:27:57 +0000

Fulton County Hometown Coalition, Fulton County Extension and Fulton County 4-H partnered to include tobacco prevention education in the 2008 Camp Fit & Fun. Camp Fit & Fun teaches healthy eating and exercise habits through hands-on activities, crafts, physical activities, cooking demonstrations and classroom lessons.

Picklefest Participation

tpcpnews — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:18:01 +0000

The River Valley Prevention Coalition participated in the annual Picklefest event in downtown Atkins.

tpcpnews — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:52:21 +0000

The Northwest Arkansas Tobacco Free Coalition placed this ad about smoke-free policies at the University of Arkansas in the U of A Traveler.

Arkansas Tobacco-Free Kids Day

tpcpnews — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:05:26 +0000

The Youth Extinguishing Smoking Team hosted its first Arkansas Tobacco-Free Kids Day on April 2.

Saving the Lives of Arkansas’s Children Banquet

tpcpnews — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:34:59 +0000

The Mississippi County Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Arkansas (MCCTFA) will host its fifth annual Saving the Lives of Arkansas’s Children Banquet on April 18. This year, the keynote speaker will be Dr. Cheryl Healton, president and CEO of the American Legacy Foundation. The American Legacy Foundation is best known for its widely successful national Truth campaign, and has recently launched an online cessation tool, becomeanex.org, to help smokers re-learn their lives without cigarettes.

In addition to providing its president as a keynote speaker, American Legacy Foundation is a sponsor of the banquet. The Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program is a major sponsor as well as local sponsors including Nucor Steel Hickman, Farmer’s Bank and Trust and Dawson Employment Service.

The MCCTFA is a tobacco intervention program based in Blytheville, Arkansas. The coalition began in 2002, and creates health promotion campaigns to build awareness of disparities, treatment options and strategies to reduce tobacco use among youth and adults.

MCCTFA’s Saving the Lives of Arkansas’s Children Banquet will take place at 7 p.m. on April 18, in the fellowship hall of First Missionary Baptist Church in Blytheville. Tickets can be purchased for $25 each at Mississippi County Judge Steve McGuire’s office, or by calling Elroy Brown at 870-763-7167.

Encuentro Event

Christine — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:44:52 +0000

Volunteers at the Arkansas Department of Health booth at the Encuentro event helped educate attendees about Act 13. They also helped conduct a survey in the Latino community.

Act 13 Fact Card

Kathryn — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:14:12 +0000

Act 13 Fact Card

In October 2007, Act 13 fact cards were sent to distribution points across the state. If you would like to print more fact cards for your community both the Spanish and English versions can be found above.

Act 13: Seatbelt Law

Kathryn — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:21:33 +0000

Now that you have received your Act 13 Fact Card, please take a second to give Stamp Out Smoking feedback on Act 13 by taking the Act 13 Survey.

Take the Survey Now.

Thank you!