Tag: Advocacy

  2. 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 the 2023 intern cohort! We are so proud of your creativity and hard work. Check out this video!

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  4. Unmasking the Rainbow: Illuminating Tobacco Disparities in the LGBTQIA+ Population

    NYC Smoke-Free proudly supports the LGBTQIA+ community. By having conversation and providing educational resources, we hope to empower individuals to make wise health decisions and to shed light on these exploitative marketing practices. The LGBTQIA+ community deserves to be celebrated, supported, and protected from the harmful influences of tobacco companies.

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  5. 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. Hazel N. Dukes of the NAACP New York State Conference, and other community and health advocates for a press event at City Hall regarding the negative impact of menthol tobacco products on New […]

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  6. 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 number is higher than expected, considering the decline in smoking rates. Smoking rates have been on the decline since the Surgeon General’s Report of 1964, when smoking cigarettes was linked to lung cancer. The following […]

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