
NYS just made public parks safer and healthier for everyone, but communities can do more!
NYS recently amended Public Health Law to prohibits smoking of tobacco and cannabis in state-owned parks and parks managed by local governments, effective October 13, 2022. Eliminating smoking in parks keeps the air healthy, prevents toxic tobacco litter from harming...

Reality Check Senior Spotlight
Senbahavalli "Raji" Ramasamy, a senior at Guilderland High School, joined Reality Check in July 2020 and has been a mover and shaker in the tobacco control world ever since. From minute one, she has demonstrated outstanding communication and leadership skills,...

Juneteenth
Juneteenth, commemorated this year as a federal holiday for the first time, marks the end of institutionalized slavery and the beginning of a long, hard road to equity and racial justice for Black Americans. Emancipation brought with it a promise of equality and...

World No Tobacco Day 2022- Tobacco: Threat to our Environment
On this World No Tobacco Day, we're taking a closer look at Tobacco and it's impact on the environment. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco kills over 8 million people every year and destroys our environment, further harming human health,...

No Menthol Sunday
May 15th is No Menthol Sunday, an annual initiative by The Center for Black Health & Equity (The Center), which mobilizes faith-based organizations to share information on the deadly impact of menthol-flavored tobacco on Black communities and encourage...