Sunday, June 21 is the perfect day for Arkansas dads to start living a healthy and prosperous life. On that day, dads currently using tobacco can celebrate Father’s Day by stopping their tobacco use, choosing to save money and be around longer for their families. To help dads celebrate this special day, families can provide [...]
Arkansas High School in Texarkana has been selected as the winner of “The Big Pitch” 2009, Stamp Out Smoking’s sixth annual tobacco-free drama contest. SOS received 48 entries for the “The Big Pitch” 2009, the most received in the history of the contest. Arkansas High School will receive $2,000 in store credit to purchase media [...]
Dr. Carolyn Dresler of the Arkansas Department of Health announced today a voting initiative that urges all Arkansans to rally around Stamp Out Smoking, the media and public relations campaign of the ADH Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program. “We are asking the public to participate in the selection of their favorite entry in the ‘The [...]
Effective March 1, Arkansas cigarette taxes increased by 56 cents per pack. An additional federally implemented tax begins in April and will increase the price per pack by 62 cents. In addition to the Arkansas excise tax increase and the Federal tax increase, the tobacco industry is also increasing its prices. With the cost of [...]
The Arkansas Tobacco Quitline (ATQ) received more than 2,000 calls in the first half of February 2009. Historically, the ATQ and other state-funded cessation programs helped more than 5,500 Arkansas tobacco users last year. The ATQ is one of many excellent resources in helping tobacco users kick the habit. The promotion, “Free patches or lozenges, [...]
The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Arkansas honored Elroy Brown of Osceola in a press conference at the Capitol on January 16 to announce his receipt of an Honorable Mention awarded by the American Legacy Foundation. Brown received an Honorable Mention for the 2009 Community Activist Award for his work challenging tobacco in Mississippi County. CTFA [...]
The Madison County Health Coalition is located in Huntsville, Arkansas, a rural community with a growing influx of Hispanic commuters. The coalition was established in 2000 with a mission of addressing Madison County’s health issues through a collaboration of diverse community interests by maintaining and seeking local resources to achieve better health for county residents. [...]
The Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program’s Stamp Out Smoking campaign announces the 2009 “The Big Pitch” drama contest. Now in its sixth year, the tobacco-free drama contest gives junior, middle and high school students the opportunity to write and star in their own television spots highlighting the dangers of tobacco. Entries should focus on one [...]
Each year, the Arkansas Cancer Coalition hosts the Cancer Summit to showcase progress of Coalition partners in meeting objectives of the state’s comprehensive cancer plan. The Summit allows for discussion, networking, skill building and collaboration among Arkansas’s cancer prevention and control communities. The tenth annual Arkansas Cancer Summit, themed “Cancer Survivorship: Embracing the Journey,” will [...]
SOS has joined forces with the Young Adult Quit (YAQ) Smoking Study to help young adults stop using tobacco and halt smoking’s harmful side effects. The free smoking cessation program is targeted at young adults ages 18-30. The study is specially tailored to the needs of young adults, and offers many benefits in addition to [...]
