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 other tobacco product related waste (think discarded vape pens) and you get the number one form of litter found in the Great Lakes. You also … 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 Center colleagues Andrew Hyland, PhD and Maciej Goniewicz, PhD recently sat down with the American Lung Association and LUNG FORCE Walk Buffalo to discuss tobacco, … 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 youth from Western New York joined 100+ youth and community members from across the state to honor #BlackHistoryMonth. After watching the 42, they discussed how … 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 to help lessen the toll of cancer deaths related to tobacco use. Andrew Hyland, PhD, chairman of the Department of Health Behavior at Roswell … 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 Big Tobacco and how tobacco and vape use impacts their community. Warsaw High School student artist Payton Howe was named the first-place winner in the … 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 share their reflections: “Phil is one of those unsung heroes of the early, formative efforts that shaped how we do tobacco control today.” – Andy … 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 to protect children from the billions of dollars of tobacco marketing in places where kids can see it. The 13th was selected to underscore the … 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 reduce the risk to communities and our staff, here are some ways we’re interacting with our new normal (which like yours, changes by the day). … 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 Policy, which were included in the recent budget. “The ban on flavored nicotine vapor products will protect our children, who, thanks to the tobacco industry’s … Continued 
While we weren’t physically together on Earth Day 2020, we were uber inspired by folks in our community who came together (6 feet apart and with safety gloves) to take action. Their mission: removing cigarette butts and speaking up for the future of our region AND planet. Boy, did Earth Day take an ironic twist … Continued 
