Keeping Kids and Teens Tobacco-Free
October 11, 2012 12:45 ET
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By Kids for Kids
MISSION, KS--(Marketwire - Oct 11, 2012) - (Family Features) The teen years bring plenty of changes for students, as well as new worries for parents. Smoking is at the top of that list for many...
Los Angeles Sparks Team Up With Crenshaw High to Keep Teens off Tobacco
May 23, 2011 18:31 ET
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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Tobacco Control and Prevention Program
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - May 23, 2011) - Today the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health joined Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich and the WNBA team Los Angeles Sparks at...
Smoke-Free Outdoor Dining Coming to City of Los Angeles
March 03, 2011 13:30 ET
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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - March 3, 2011) - Today the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health launched a campaign to inform the public about a new L.A. City ordinance prohibiting smokers...
Surgeon General: There Is No "Safe" Amount of Smoking
December 10, 2010 12:05 ET
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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Tobacco Control and Prevention Program
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 10, 2010) - Los Angeles County public health officials today said a new U.S. Surgeon General's Report on the immediate harm caused by smoking and exposure to...
HHS Secretary Announces Launch of Unprecedented Anti-Smoking Effort in Los Angeles County
August 25, 2010 17:30 ET
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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - August 25, 2010) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today joined Los Angeles County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Mark Ridley-Thomas and...
Federal Government Supports R-Rating for Movies With Smoking
August 19, 2010 17:39 ET
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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - August 19, 2010) - Today the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases the Vol. 59 / No. 32 of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
California's Award-Winning Tobacco Control Program Marks Its 20th Anniversary
April 07, 2009 14:24 ET
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California Department of Public Health
SACRAMENTO, CA--(Marketwire - April 7, 2009) - California's world renowned tobacco control
program celebrated its 20th anniversary today by releasing data that show
tobacco use continuing to decline....
African American Leaders Call on Tobacco Industry to Stop Targeting Their Community
September 25, 2008 14:00 ET
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URSA Institute
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - September 25, 2008) - Today African American leaders in
California called on the tobacco industry to stop targeting their community
with the promotion of menthol...