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 be [...]
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 the [...]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 12, 2008) – Winners have been selected out of nearly 1,000 entries received for the Stamp Out Smoking “Clean Air Avengers” essay contest. Entries were divided into three categories: grades 2-3, 4-6 and 7-9, with a first-, second- and third-place winner in each category.
SOS, the media and public relations campaign of [...]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 12, 2008) – Stamp Out Smoking, the media and public relations campaign for the Arkansas Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program, is encouraging dads this Father’s Day to remember the important role they play in their children’s lives. Father’s Day, on June 15, is an excellent opportunity for [...]
