Mission Statement

The mission of re:TH!NK, the Lakeshore Tobacco Prevention Network, is to improve the health of our residents by reducing tobacco use and exposure through prevention strategies which include community outreach and involvement to move policy forward collaboratively, across our multi-jurisdictional area.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Plain packaging for cigarettes.......

Here's an article about what packs of cigarettes might look like in the future....

http://www.jointogether.org/blog/posts/2010/tobacco-cos-fund-campaign-to.html

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Lance Armstrong Visits Madison

Below is a link to the video of Lance Armstrong speaking in Madison about his support for Wisconsin's smoke-free law. This newest version cuts together media from different sources, including a picture of Lance's rally leading up to the law's passage.


You can get to the video by clicking this link.
http://vimeo.com/14820595

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

New smokeless tobacco products ignite debate





an article posted by the Free Press on Aug 22, 2010. BY ROBIN ERBFREE PRESS MEDICAL WRITER

As states make it tougher to light up in public, tobacco manufacturers are rolling out new smokeless tobacco lines -- some flavored, some spitless, prompting worries from public health officials about potentially unknown risks of these new products and their appeal to underage users.

Read the full article here: http://bit.ly/bidaC3

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Enforcement of Wisconsin smoking ban hazy

Interesting article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel about enforcement of the smoke-free air law. Some good. Some bad. Some confusion.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/100315739.html