Mercy / @THOfNewEngland & Live Well Springfield present the Transforming Communities Initiative, partnering with @TrinityHealthMI for a healthier city!
Did you hear? A 10 y/o was admitted to the hospital b/c of tobacco addiction. Stories like this will help #EndtheTrendMA of teen tobacco use & #finishflavors in MA. Take 2 min now & share how tobacco use is impacting kids you care about. https://t.co/PWSY1XjcyO @tobaccofreemass
Another week, another Myth BUSTED! The nicotine found in cigarettes and other tobacco products like e-cigarettes is very additive, and kids are becoming hooked from these products. It's time to #EndtheTrendMA and #FinishFlavors! #mapoli@tobaccofreemass
It's never too late to quit. Within 2 weeks of quitting tobacco, lung function increases. After 10 years, the risk of lung cancer is half that of a smoker.
Join us across the region tomorrow for more information and giveaways. #notobacco
As the youth e-cigarette epidemic grows, schools across the U.S. are grappling with how to treat addicted teens.
It’s another reminder that we must stop companies from targeting kids with flavored products and deceptive marketing. https://t.co/aXbjCWupxz
"Drivers don’t speed past Amqui Elementary School in Madison on their way to Gallatin Pike anymore. Walk Bike Nashville, artist Andee Rudloff, and a group of k-5th graders decided to paint something beautiful so commuters would slow down." https://t.co/e2OG9Q23UC
Have you checked out our Increasing Addictiveness Factsheet? You can directly access the Factsheet by clicking this link:https://t.co/JMiJKtJiKj. A reminder that our Tobacco Prevention Toolkit is completely free & offers PowerPoints with talking points, activities, and much more!
“Juul is never going to have credibility...they are trying to extract information from our students and fellows, enticing them with little peanuts, so they can start a dialogue. It’s a little nefarious.” Recruited by Juul, Many Researchers Say No https://t.co/Rj7Qssvdsh
Think about this: $2.4 billion on lost productivity from smoking alone. That doesn't include health care costs or property damage. It's time to #EndtheTrendMA and #FinishFlavors! #mapoli
Join the teens of the Mason Square @HealthTaskForce from Springfield, MA!
@SpfldMACityHall
Seize this opportunity to stem youth vaping epidemic! TFM response to @BostonGlobe
editorial calling for legislators to tax e-cigarettes and ban flavored tobacco products (https://t.co/e4Mhd3ZBTO) https://t.co/GsOb87eYV7 @ACSCANMA@APerronHasHeart@Sen_Chandler@SenJohnFKeenan
This morning I joined students, teachers, parents, and community volunteers for Safe Routes to School day at DeBerry elementary school. We led students in a walking school bus from various points in the neighborhood to promote pedestrian safety around our schools.
Last night we brought City Hall to the people, holding our Maintenance and Development Committee Meeting in conjunction with the Outer Belt Civic Association meeting and the Old Hill Resident Health Advocates, discussing ways to make the infrastructure around our schools safer.
Physical education is changing. And SPARK has changed their exclusive distributor and partner!
Time to provide past, present & future SPARKers with #evidencebased#physed resources, training, & SPARK recommended equipment.
BIG news soon! #SPARKRevival#PEgeeks#earlychildhood
Check out local resident advocacy stories from our Live Well #TCI partners at @HealthTaskForce MLK Jr. Family Services and @WayFindersMA in the most recent issue of the Mercy Journal! @THOfNewEngland@TrinityHealthMI
You can find the full issue here: https://t.co/YzRiZUxWDr
Springfield Food Policy Council is grateful to have been included in Sen. @EricLesser's round table. Food Insecurity is a serious public health problem across Western Mass and the State.