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Melissa Potter
- Oct 19, 2018
- 2 min
Local Youth Attend Regional Reality Check Training To Act Against Big Tobacco
On September 30, 2018, over 30 Reality Check Youth Leaders and tobacco control staff from across 15 counties – Cortland, Tompkins,...
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Melissa Potter
- Jul 20, 2018
- 3 min
Senator Valesky meets with 150 NYS teens for #SeenEnoughTobacco rally in Cazenovia, applauds work to
Last week in Cazenovia, members of the Reality Check Program of Cortland, Tompkins & Chenango Counties joined 150 Reality Check teens...
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Melissa Potter
- May 24, 2018
- 2 min
Ithaca Housing Authority Goes Fully Smoke-Free on May 1
New policy covers all 341 units, aims to improve living conditions for hundreds of tenants Taking a major step for the health, safety,...
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Melissa Potter
- Feb 26, 2018
- 3 min
International Week of Action: Celebrating Smoke-Free Movies, while Smoking Explodes at the Oscars
While there are several factors that contribute to youth smoking, exposure to smoking in movies is a powerful pro-tobacco influence on...
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Melissa Potter
- Feb 12, 2018
- 3 min
Tobacco Free Zone and Reality Check Youth Leaders Educated State Lawmakers About Tobacco Control Pro
New York State (NYS) Tobacco Control Partners and youth supporters were at the Capitol February 6, 2018 focusing not only on their...
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Melissa Potter
- Jan 30, 2018
- 2 min
Tobacco Free Zone: Finding Breathing Room Near You!
The Tobacco Free Zone/Reality Check program continues its pursuit in protecting young people from tobacco industry deceitful messaging,...
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Melissa Potter
- Dec 5, 2017
- 2 min
Airing Out Big Tobacco's Dirty Laundry
Starting on November 26, 2017, the major U.S. tobacco companies began running court-ordered ads on television and in newspapers that tell...
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Melissa Potter
- Dec 4, 2017
- 1 min
Dryden Village Board unanimously passed a local law for tobacco-free property
On November 16, 2017, the Village of Dryden joined more than 450 municipalities in New York State that have passed regulations...
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Melissa Potter
- Oct 13, 2017
- 3 min
October 13 Declared “Seen Enough Tobacco Day” here and across New York State to Protect Youth from T
The Tobacco Free Zone & Reality Check Programs of Cortland, Tompkins & Chenango Counties, and our colleagues from across NYS, are drawing...
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Melissa Potter
- Jul 21, 2017
- 3 min
Local youth attend planning summit in fight against tobacco marketing in region, fight for tobacco-f
(Cortland, NY July 21, 2017) Cortland Junior Senior High School Senior Katherine Couture and Junior Kelsey Gibbons and Norwich High...
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Melissa Potter
- May 31, 2017
- 3 min
Cortland Teens Expose Big Tobacco
The fight against tobacco is about saving lives. It’s also about exposing the deceptive and manipulative practices of the tobacco...
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Melissa Potter
- Feb 23, 2017
- 2 min
Reality Check heads to Binghamton to partner with B-Senators for Smoke-free Postgame Movie on Friday
Reality Check of Cortland, Chenango & Tompkins Counties is joining Reality Check Broome & Tioga who are partnering with the Binghamton...
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Melissa Potter
- Feb 10, 2017
- 2 min
Two Cortland Students Win Statewide and Central Region Youth Advocate of the Year Awards and Visit w
Cortland High School Senior Katherine Couture and Junior Kelsey Gibbons were selected to win the Statewide and Central Regional Youth...
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