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...
by Christina Hitz | May 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
In May 2017, teams of youth from Boys and Girls Club, Salvation Army and the Malone Center will be visiting 77 different retail locations throughout Lincoln to observe and document tobacco advertising on the inside and the outside of retail locations. According to the...
by Christina Hitz | May 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
According to the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 23.8% of youth in Lincoln-Lancaster County reported using E.N.D.S. in the past 30 days and 39.1% of youth reported they have “ever used” electronic cigarettes (Centers for Disease Control, 2015). This translates...
by Angelina Stovall-Amos | January 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
The 2016 Surgeon General’s report comprehensively reviews the public health issue of e-cigarettes and their impact on U.S. youth and young adults. Studies highlighted in the report cover young adolescents (11-14 years of age); adolescents (15-17 years of age); and/or...
by Angelina Stovall-Amos | August 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Watch for 3 tobacco prevention messages rolling down Lincoln streets!
by Angelina Stovall-Amos | August 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 20, 2016, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm at the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Training Center (lower level), 3140 N Street, Lincoln, NE. Lunch is provided. Space is limited. Please RSVP by October 6th to Deb, 402-441-6225, dedelmaier@lincoln.ne.gov or...
