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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...
Melissa Potter
Jul 20, 20183 min read


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,...
Melissa Potter
May 24, 20182 min read


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...
Melissa Potter
Feb 26, 20183 min read


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...
Melissa Potter
Feb 12, 20183 min read


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,...
Melissa Potter
Jan 30, 20182 min read


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...
Melissa Potter
Dec 5, 20172 min read


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...
Melissa Potter
Dec 4, 20171 min read


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...
Melissa Potter
Oct 13, 20173 min read


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...
Melissa Potter
Jul 21, 20173 min read
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