Blowing Big Tobacco’s Bluff: The Harsh Truth Behind Fancy and Expensive Marketing Schemes
Big Tobacco continues to blow smoke in mirrors and damaging consumers’ health through glamorous and flashy marketing schemes. Nowadays the stakes couldn’t be higher. Big Tobacco is running new PR campaigns claiming they are doing good and are for a smoke-free world. However, they continue to
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Tobacco Companies are not Allies, They Ruin Lives
From infrastructural racism to the lack of resources, marginalized populations are targeted by others with long-lasting impacts, both
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There’s Still Time to Have a Smoke-Free Fall (and Beyond!)
Here’s why fall is the perfect time to quit smoking:
Increased Energy Levels
Fall is synonymous with many festive outdoor
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Ditch The Vape For a Smoke-Free Summer
Written by: Leilah Molina, the Brooklyn Reality Check/Youth Engagement Manager
It’s that time of year again: air conditioners are on
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Empowering Our Youth on World No Tobacco Day 2024
Written by: Julia Cuthbertson (Brooklyn Community Engagement Manager)
As the world observes World No Tobacco Day on May 31st, the
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Let’s Give the Bronx a Clean-Up
Written by Bronx Reality Check Youth Engagement Manager Angela Hanson.
One of the biggest stigmas I heard growing up in the Bronx was
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On Take Down Tobacco Day, NYC Faces a Growing Challenge: Smoke Shops Targeting Youth
Written by our Staten Island Reality Check Youth Engagement Manager, Courtney Oliver for Take Down Tobacco Day 2024.
Walking down your
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Up in Smoke: How Smoking Impacts Your Community’s Health
Written by Manhattan Community Engagement Manager, Stefanie Mercado Altman.
We have all seen the lone person smoking on the sidewalk
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The Science Behind “New Year, New Me” and What it Means for Tobacco in Your Life
Written by Brooklyn Community Engagement Manager, Julia Cuthbertson.
January 1st can be a date that we anticipate eagerly or that we
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Summer Internship Recap
Before moving into chilly autumn temperatures and activities, we want to celebrate our sunny summer interns one last time! Thank you to
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Let Me Tell You Why
A powerful message about Big Tobacco’s impact on young people and why it is imperative to stand together to protect the health of teens.
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Igniting Action at Youth Summit 2023: An Acrostic Poem
Written by Brooklyn Reality Check Youth Engagement Manager, Brittany Hale, and Student Interns, Fatou Wague, June Hong, Magnus Jackson,
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Unmasking the Rainbow: Illuminating Tobacco Disparities in the LGBTQIA+ Population
Written by Bronx Reality Check Youth Engagement Manager, Angela Hanson
This month, let’s work together to unmask rainbow washing…
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World No Tobacco Day 2023
For World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2023, NYC Smoke-Free joined members of the Menthol Kills NYC Coalition, City Councilwoman Rita Joseph, Dr.
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Not Just a Vapor: Big Tobacco’s Myth & Consequences
Written by Queens Reality Check Youth Engagement Manager, Ayisha Green
In NYC, 8,000 public high school students smoke cigarettes. This
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2020: A Year in Review
A Year of Progress…
For many people around the world, 2020 was a very difficult year – New York City was no exception. Despite the
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Like A Champ
Ryan Newman Nassau Community College Men’s Wrestling 2020
“I got my father to quit smoking,” said an overjoyed Reality Check teen Ryan
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Summertime Grind
Summer 2022
By: Edric Robinson, Brooklyn Reality Check Manager
SUMMER, SUMMER, SUMMERTIME… YOUTH ADVOCATES KICK BUTTS TO
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Borough Spotlight: Staten Island
Staten Island is New York City’s third largest (by land area) borough and yet has the smallest population – about 476,000 residents.
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WNTD2020: Tobacco Exposed
In response to the tobacco industries’ systematic, targeted and sustained tactics to attract a new generation of tobacco users, World
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Live To Breathe Another Day
Written by Equisha Pierre, Staten Island Community Engagement Manager
Major health organizations all agree that smoking an vaping
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#Winning
Yeah ok, so we know it’s an old hashtag but it is no less true for the recent wins we have seen this month. Keep reading…
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The Great Outdoors
In a recent survey, we found that most New Yorkers, including a large number of smokers and e-cigarette users, favor policies that
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Coming Out for the Summer
Encouraging Smoke-Free Protections
(Written by Vonetta Dudley, Reality Check/Youth Engagement Coordinator, Bronx)
As warmer
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NYC Pharmacies are Finally Tobacco-Free in 2019
Written by Julia Cuthbertson, Community Engagement Manager, Brooklyn
2019 has started off as a Happy and Healthy New Year
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Impact By Numbers
Updated Impact Maps Show Over 15,000 Units of Smoke-Free Housing
This year marked an historic milestone for public health in New
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3 Reasons Why All Movies Featuring Smoking Should be Rated R
With the start of the summer blockbuster season right around the corner, it’s time to put the spotlight on an important yet
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Tobacco-Free Outdoor Air: 5 Things to Know
New York City has made great strides in protecting the health of city residents from the harmful effects of smoking and secondhand
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5 Things to Know about NYCHA’s New Policy
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently issued a new regulation requiring all federally-funded public
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Smoke-Free Protections on World No Tobacco Day
NYCHA is Going Smoke-Free!
Written by Vanessa Yvon, Queens Reality Check Youth Engagement Manager
Established by the World
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Smoking Disclosure
5 Things to Know About NYC’s New Law
Updated July 20, 2018 The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene published a
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NYC Smoke-Free 2017 Year End Review
This New Year, we are continuing the fight to protect the health of ALL New York City families. As we enter the second half of our
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2017 Tobacco Control Reflections
12/18/2017Written by Julia Cuthbertson, Brooklyn Community Engagement Coordinator
As 2017 comes to an end, we should reflect upon
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Mayor Signs Sweeping Package of Comprehensive Tobacco Control Legislation
Written by, Danielle Hosein, Program Coordinator
New York City made history once again by taking further steps to protect the
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Menthol: A Hazard in Our Communities
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Teens Ask Walgreens Executives to Ditch Tobacco
1/27/2017
NYC Smoke-Free Joins Truth Initiative for Rally at Walgreens Shareholders
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NYC Smoke-Free 2016 Year in Review
2017 marks the 15th anniversary of New York City’s landmark Smoke-Free Air Act of 2002. As we plan for a year-long celebration
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Smoke-Free Public Housing
In November of 2016, the opportunity for public housing residents to enjoy smoke-free protections became a reality when the Department
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