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FDA Proposes Rules Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars to Prevent Youth Initiation, Significantly Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and Death
FDA Commits to Evidence-Based Actions Aimed at Saving Lives and Preventing Future Generations of Smokers
CDC Tips from Former Smokers
What's the World's Most Littered Plastic Item? Cigarette Butts | National Geographic
While You Were Streaming: Nicotine on Demand
CDC: Tips From Former Smokers - Bill B.: Life Is So Different
Big Tobacco Has Targeted Black Communities for Decades
Effects From Dip | Smokeless Doesn't Mean Harmless | The Real Cost
How tobacco companies use experiential marketing
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Shape of the City
On this episode Shape of the City learn about the Center for People in Need as well as the background of the Great American Smokeout and what Tobacco Free Lancaster County is doing locally. Sophia’s interview begins at 8:46.
Midday Interview: Tobacco Use in the LGBTQ+ Community
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — An issue that has plagued the LGBTQ+ community for years now is tobacco use. Sadie Jensen, a tobacco prevention educator with Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, and Lauren Falconer, a manager at OutNebraska and the vice president of “Tobacco Free Lancaster County,” joined Channel 8 News at midday to talk about why this has been a problem and ways to help.
Midday Interview: How to help a loved one stop smoking
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nov. 18 is the American Cancer Society’s “Great American Smokeout,” raising awareness to help loved ones quit smoking.
Sophia Yelkin, a public health educator with the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, joined Channel 8 News at midday to talk about the LLCHD’s resources in helping others quit smoking.
