Daily ArchiveThursday, November 29th, 2007
CiglessBot 29 Nov 2007 03:15 pm
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Launches CancerNo9.com
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has launched a new anti-Camel No. 9Â web site:
Features:
-A petition asking editors of women’s magazines to stop running ALL cigarette ads
-Fact sheets about women, smoking and health
-Media coverage of Camel No. 9
-Image gallery of Camel No. 9 magazine ads, postcard promotions and novelty items
-Message board to share ideas
-Resources page
Visit them on the web at CancerNo9.com
CiglessBot 29 Nov 2007 10:09 am
Tobacco-Free Pregnancy Program [CHARLESTON]
West Virginia health officials have launched a tobacco-free pregnancy initiative meant to stomp out smoking among pregnant women.
The seven-month media campaign, which was kicked off Tuesday, includes television, radio, billboard and newspaper advertisements. The campaign is called the “Power to quit is inside you.” It will encourage pregnant women to call the state’s tobacco “quitline,” which offers free smoking cessation coaching.
According to the state Health Statistics Center, more than 27 percent of West Virginia women smoked during pregnancy last year. That’s the highest rate in the nation.
The state Division of Tobacco Prevention also plans to distribute fact sheets, brochures and posters to doctors’ offices across the state.
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage, still births, and low-birth weight and premature babies. Children born to mothers who smoke also are more likely to die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Source: AP