by LLCHD Tobacco Team | April 2, 2021 | Health, Policy
April has been celebrated as Cancer Control Month since 1938. The original proclamation invites individuals from many professions and backgrounds to unite for the control of cancer to spare suffering and preserve life. Recognizing that individuals beyond the medical...
by LLCHD Tobacco Team | January 25, 2021 | Health
Nearly 70% of people who smoke cigarettes want to quit. With 2020 now behind us, and a fresh start ahead this may be the perfect time! There are physical changes in your body almost immediately when you choose to quit smoking, and those changes continue to happen for...
by LLCHD Tobacco Team | November 18, 2020 | Health, Policy, Tobacco Issues
Did you know seven out of ten people who use tobacco products want to quit? The third Thursday of November has been an opportunity for people who smoke to commit to healthy tobacco-free lives for more than 40 years. Hosted by the American Cancer Society, The Great...
by LLCHD Tobacco Team | September 3, 2020 | Health
COVID-19 has changed many ways in which we live and interact with each other right now. You probably have never imagined wearing a mask to the grocery store, placing chairs six feet apart for a backyard barbeque, or visiting grandma at the nursing home through the...
by LLCHD Tobacco Team | May 2, 2019 | Tobacco Issues
How did we get to this point? Information sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tobacco use has been part of American culture since the colonial era. By the mid-twentieth century, Americans began recognizing the potential harms caused by using...
by Christina Hitz | August 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
With school starting up again, Tobacco Free Lancaster County Coalition encourages parents to make sure their children ride in smoke-free vehicles. Children who breathe secondhand smoke are more likely to get sick and have trouble learning in school. According to the...
