It’s Not Just Menthol Campaign

Our latest media campaign is focusing on the disproportionate impact of menthol-flavored tobacco products among certain groups.

BUILDING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES

WHERE WE LIVE, LEARN, WORK & PLAY

SMOKE-FREE HOUSING

Throughout New York State and across the country, apartment owners have begun to embrace
a no-smoking policy as an amenity they can provide for their residents.

TOBACCO-FREE OUTDOORS

As of May 2017, more than 500 New York municipalities have adopted tobacco-free
outdoor area policies (20 in the Capital District) and the list is growing.

TOBACCO MARKETING

Tobacco companies spend more than $9.5 billion on retail marketing and promotion every
year, more than the amount spent to market junk food, soda, and alcohol combined.

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT

Our youth-adult partnerships have accomplished amazing things in the Capital Region,
including tobacco-free parks and a local law to keep tobacco retailers away from schools.

TOBACCO-FREE WORKSITES

Across the state, community partners have worked with nearly 500 organizations and
businesses to go tobacco-free, including many here in the Capital District.

WHAT’S NEW

Reality Check members create video for Seen Enough Tobacco Day

Reality Check members create video for Seen Enough Tobacco Day

Reality Check members created a  video exposing the dangers of nicotine and flavored tobacco products for Seen Enough Tobacco Day, an annual awareness day which falls on October 13. The “scary” video was shown at the Albany Boys and Girls Club Haunted House on October 25th  to warn attendees that “nicotine is the ultimate brain eater, turning sharp minds into zombie mush one puff at a time.“ The video ends with “Stop the Sale of Flavored Vapes.” While NYS banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes containing nicotine in 2020, they continue to be available in local stores due to loopholes in the law.   

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