Tina Wolcott doesn’t want her horses inhaling secondhand smoke. She also wants safety for her family, employees, volunteers, visitors and other trusted furbabies who roam both her Wyoming County farm … Continued
339,716. That’s how many cigarette butts were collected in the Great Lakes Basin (including our very own Lake Erie) in volunteer cleanups in 2019. Add 44,822 cigar tips plus 1,868 … Continued
Great science drives the conversations we have to help create healthier, tobacco-free communities across Western New York. And now we have them in podcast form. Our Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer … Continued
A virtual movie event on “42,” The Jackie Robinson Story, spurred a lively Instagram Live discussion on multiple tobacco issues affecting our community and nation. On February 25, Reality Check … Continued
Cancer research is a core element of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s mission. Our scientists in the Department of Health Behavior are focused on understanding all areas of tobacco control … Continued
Reality Check of Western New York announced winners of this year’s student art contest in honor of the Great American Smokeout (GASO) 2020. More than 30 students expressed their feelings about … Continued
Today, with immeasurable sadness, we mourn the loss of a true trailblazer and pioneer of tobacco control and healthier living, Phil Haberstro. Team members past and present gathered virtually to … Continued
Reality Check (RC) youth from Olean, Falconer, Fillmore, Batavia and Warsaw declared Tuesday, October 13, 2020 as the fourth annual Seen Enough Tobacco (SET) Day. Their actions encouraged their communities … Continued
Our community engagement and youth advocacy work may have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But our commitment to reducing tobacco use in Western New York remains the same. To … Continued
New York State’s ban on flavored e-cigarettes and sale of tobacco products in pharmacies took effect Monday, May 18. The bans are part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Comprehensive Tobacco Control … Continued