Melissa PotterFeb 5, 20194 min readTeens Visit Lawmakers in Albany for Legislative Education DayCortland County Health Department’s Reality Check youth from Homer Junior High School, Norwich High School and Bainbridge High School...
Melissa PotterJul 20, 20183 min readSenator Valesky meets with 150 NYS teens for #SeenEnoughTobacco rally in Cazenovia, applauds work toLast week in Cazenovia, members of the Reality Check Program of Cortland, Tompkins & Chenango Counties joined 150 Reality Check teens...
Melissa PotterFeb 26, 20183 min readInternational Week of Action: Celebrating Smoke-Free Movies, while Smoking Explodes at the OscarsWhile there are several factors that contribute to youth smoking, exposure to smoking in movies is a powerful pro-tobacco influence on...
Melissa PotterMay 31, 20173 min readCortland Teens Expose Big TobaccoThe fight against tobacco is about saving lives. It’s also about exposing the deceptive and manipulative practices of the tobacco...
Melissa PotterFeb 10, 20172 min readTwo Cortland Students Win Statewide and Central Region Youth Advocate of the Year Awards and Visit wCortland High School Senior Katherine Couture and Junior Kelsey Gibbons were selected to win the Statewide and Central Regional Youth...