http://news.sosenews.com News from ATPC Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:39:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Oluwakemi Talabi is a recent graduate of Michigan State University who earned her bachelor of arts in communication with a specialization in public relations. She joined the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program in April with a nine-year background in community health and education advocacy. Talabi has a passion for ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2008/07/02/tobacco-fighting-has-a-new-team-member/ Debby Woods was appointed to the TPCP advisory board by Governor Mike Beebe in February 2008 to represent the Arkansas Department of Education. She joined the Department of Education in February 2007 as the Physical Activity, Nutrition and Tobacco Coordinator for the Office of Coordinated School Health. ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2008/07/02/board-gains-new-member-and-over-30-years-experience/ Fulton County Hometown Health Coalition is a community-driven initiative to identify, seek and secure resources for improvement of the health and quality of life for residents of Fulton County. The coalition seeks to improve the health and safety of the county through awareness, education, partnerships, prevention and delivery ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2008/07/02/fulton-county-is-fit-and-fun/ Arkansas students grades 6-12 created television spots about the dangers of secondhand smoke to submit as entries for the annual SOS drama contest, “The Big Pitch. This year, SOS received 28 entries, the most received in the history of the contest! The television spots were sent to ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2008/07/02/the-big-pitch-announces-the-big-winners/ Winners have been selected out of nearly 1,000 entries received for the 2008 SOS “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. Entries were scored by a panel of judges from ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2008/07/02/junior-clean-air-avengers-take-on-the-world-one-essay-at-a-time/ Act 13 was passed in April 2006 to prohibit smoking in vehicles carrying a child less than six years of age and weighing less than 60 pounds. Although Arkansas was the first state to pass such a law, many Arkansans remain unaware. To increase awareness and decrease ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2008/07/02/new-ads-promote-act-13/ Arkansas is one of 17 states partnering with the American Legacy Foundation in its new online cessation resource, BecomeAnEx.org. Become An Ex provides tobacco users with the resources to develop a plan for quitting, helps them set a quit date, and allows them to be part of an ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2008/07/02/an-ex-you-will-want-to-be/ 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 ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2008/06/18/stamp-out-smoking-announces-winners-of-2008-essay-contest/ 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, ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2008/06/18/this-fathers-day-2600-arkansas-kids-will-be-without-their-dads/ LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 21, 2008) – Stamp Out Smoking, the media and public relations campaign for the Arkansas Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program, has announced the winners of its fifth annual “The Big Pitch” drama contest.Fayetteville High School Team A was awarded first-place and was presented ... http://news.sosenews.com/index.php/2008/04/21/fayetteville-high-school-selected-as-winner-of-sos-drama-contest/