
Back to School and E-Cigarette Exposure
As young people head back into the classroom after much of a year of virtual learning, school districts and parents are working together to maximize the safety of the entire school community by instituting effective safety protocols related to COVID-19. Another safety...

Marijuana smoke is still smoke
The NY Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) which became law on March 31, 2021, included an expansion of NY's Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA) to prohibit smoking or vaping cannabis in all locations in which smoking and vaping tobacco products is currently...

How Big Tobacco Is Exploiting the LGBTQ+ Community
Pride Month is celebrated every June to promote the dignity, equality and increased visibility of the LGBTQ+ community. The tobacco industry has turned it into an opportunity to exploit LGBTQ+ lives for profit. Over the past 30 years, major tobacco companies...

2021 Reality Check Senior Spotlight
This month, two of our Reality Check members, Praaghya and Rishita, are graduating from high school, and CDTFC would like to take a moment to thank them for all their hard work these past three years. Praaghya Meyyan, a senior at Columbia High School (pictured on...

Healthy Homes Month
Each June, National Healthy Homes Month aims to increase awareness of housing-related health hazards and to encourage residents to take actions and steps to make their homes safe and healthy living spaces. One important step is to eliminate exposure to secondhand...