Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition Archives - St. Peter's Health Partners News

WRGB: Health Organizations, Vaping Stores React to Cuomo’s Flavored E-Cigarette Ban

September 17, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

WRGB CBS6 Albany interviewed Theresa Zubretsky, community engagement coordinator for Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities (CDTFC), for its story on Governor Cuomo’s move to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in New York state.

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Smoke-Free Movie Night Held to Raise Awareness of Tobacco Dangers

February 22, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

On February 20, Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities, a grant-funded program of SPHP, hosted a smoke-free movie night at the Schenectady County Public Library to raise awareness of the dangers of tobacco use and the impact of the tobacco imagery shown in films.

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WNYT: Latham Man’s Obituary Urges Smokers to Quit While They Can

February 19, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

Jeanie Orr, community engagement coordinator for Capital District Tobacco-Free Communities, was interviewed by WNYT for a story about a Latham man who recently died from lung cancer

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WNYT NewsChannel 13: Tobacco Companies and Retailers Target Albany County’s Poor

November 16, 2017 Robert Webster Jr.

Jeanie Orr, community relations liaison with the Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition, spoke to WNYT NewsChannel 13 about the proliferation of tobacco retailers in the some of the Capital Region’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.

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LiveSmart: Clear the Air – Say No to Tobacco and e-Cigs

June 21, 2017 Robert Webster Jr.

In only ten years, e-cigs have grown to a more than $3.5 billion dollar industry in the U.S. Research is still emerging about the specific health risks of e-cig products, but some serious health risks have already been established.

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