Quit Smoking Support:
Quit smoking and stop the habit, cigarette smoking hazards, help and support to quit smoking and tips.
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Jun 2nd, 2009
More than 75,000 MassHealth smokers have used the state’s tobacco cessation pilot program to try to quit smoking since July 2006.
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May 30th, 2009
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is joining thousands of organizations worldwide that are raising awareness about the dangers of tobacco use for World No Tobacco Day on Sunday, May 31.
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May 29th, 2009
WHO urged governments to require that all tobacco packages include pictorial warnings to show the sickness and suffering caused by tobacco use.
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May 29th, 2009
McHenry County Department of Health joins the World Health Organization (WHO) in recognizing May 31st as World No Tobacco Day – a day that highlights the death and disease caused by tobacco use worldwide.
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May 28th, 2009
To mark the World No Tobacco Day, the European Commission launches the second phase of its ‘HELP for a life without tobacco’ campaign.
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May 28th, 2009
Tobacco control advocates will launch an appeal for governments around the world to require pictorial warnings on cigarette packs and other tobacco packaging to graphically illustrate the sickness and suffering caused by tobacco use.
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May 26th, 2009
Canada's Minister of Health tabled legislation in the House of Commons to protect children and youth from tobacco marketing that encourages them to smoke.
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May 25th, 2009
On April 2, 2009, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was passed by the House of Representatives. This past week, the act was passed out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions by a vote of 15 to 8. The bill is meant to help prevent children from taking up smoking.
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May 22nd, 2009
Healthy Canadians - A Federal Report on Comparable Health Indicators 2008 shows that most Canadians remain satisfied overall with health-care services. This report shows high Canadian satisfaction with health-care services and progress in a number of areas, including life expectancy and reduced smoking rates among teenagers.
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May 22nd, 2009
On June 1, Nebraska will become the 16th state to have a state law that requires workplaces, restaurants and bars to be 100% smoke-free.
