http://news.sosenews.com News from ATPC Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:39:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is launching a campaign to educate retailers and raise awareness about tobacco product regulations designed to protect kids from the dangers of tobacco use.  They have created a number of campaign materials to help spread the word.  Find the materials on the following link: http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/ResourcesforYou/BreakTheChain/default.htm http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2010/07/28/break-the-chain-of-tobacco-addiction-campaign/ In an effort to continually educate and inform staff, advocates, and youth about tobacco prevention and cessation, the following events were hosted or attended by ADH: Governor’s Oral Health Summit The ADH Office of Oral Health and the Arkansas Oral Health Coalition sponsored the bi-annual Governor’s Oral Health Summit on June 18.  ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2010/07/02/events/ In early May, the Arkansas Department of Health and state law enforcement joined forces at a press conference to alert Arkansans that local police will be on the lookout for drivers smoking in cars with children, and they will be pulled over and fined.  To raise awareness statewide, media events ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2010/07/02/act-13-statewide-media-event/ On August 1, 2010, a new Arkansas law will make it illegal to smoke on all state-supported college and university campuses.  The Arkansas Clean Air On Campus Act of 2009 places Arkansas in a unique position to take national leadership in providing healthy learning environments.  The Tobacco Prevention and Cessation ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2010/07/02/colleges-and-universities-go-smoke-free-august-1/ Last May, 800 individuals from the general public were polled by the Arkansas Department of Health to measure awareness of the Stamp Out Smoking campaign.  We found that people are increasingly recalling the Quitline number accurately and that 79 percent of Arkansans were familiar with the SOS campaign.  Further, we ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2010/07/02/stamp-out-smoking-ad-recall-survey/ Effective June 22, new regulations prohibit the tobacco industry from selling or distributing tobacco products for which the label or advertising contains descriptors such as "light," "low" or "mild."  More information from the CDC can be found on this topic at www.cdc.gov/features/tobaccocontrols/. http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2010/06/23/new-regulations-for-tobacco-products/ In celebration of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, Stamp Out Smoking is encouraging Arkansas tobacco users to quit by calling the Arkansas Tobacco Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW.  The World Health Organization holds World No Tobacco Day every year to raise awareness of the harms of tobacco, the marketing tactics ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2010/05/26/stamp-out-smoking-encourages-arkansans-to-quit-tobacco-to-support-world-no-tobacco-day-may-31/ The Arkansas Department of Health and state law enforcement joined forces at a press conference today to alert Arkansans that local police will be on the lookout for drivers smoking in cars with children, and they will be pulled over and fined.  The press conference kicked off a statewide campaign ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2010/05/13/arkansas-law-enforcement-partners-with-department-of-health-to-protect-children-from-secondhand-smoke-in-cars/ The Arkansas Tobacco Quitline offers 10 free one-on-one phone sessions with a trained Quit CoachÒ for pregnant women who use tobacco, a more intensive program than for callers who are not pregnant.  Quit Coaches offer personalized, motivational counseling for tobacco users.  In 2008, Arkansas mothers smoked during pregnancy in 15.3 ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2010/05/13/state-tobacco-quitline-celebrates-mothers-day-with-expanded-services-for-expecting-mothers/ Stamp Out Smoking Announces Winners Of 2010 Coloring Contest Contest Reaches More Than 28,000 Students in Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 19, 2010) – The Stamp Out Smoking coloring contest received more than 28,000 entries from more than 100 schools across the state in its first year of implementation through elementary schools.  ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2010/04/26/stamp-out-smoking-announces-winners-of-2010-coloring-contest/