News release archive
May 6, 2003
Students win Anti-Tobacco
Web art contest
March 4, 2003
Unhealthy behaviors decline
among Washington youth
This document was updated on June 3, 2003 to remove
outdated information.
February 18, 2003
Washington State Department
of Health launches new anti-tobacco advertising targeting teens
Powerful graphic TV ads ask teens "What If"
February 3, 2003
Washington State Department
of Health announces contest for kids to create and share anti-tobacco art
January 3, 2003
In 2001 Washington saw fewer
women who smoked during pregnancy, lower death rate overall due to heart
disease
September 27, 2002
New research shows adult
smoking rates dropping
June 4, 2002
Department of
Health to air anti-tobacco television program featuring Washington teens
March 1, 2002
Department of Health unveils
Web site to help tobacco users quit
January 7, 2002
State Department of Health
launches new anti-tobacco advertising targeting teens
November 13, 2001
American
Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout tomorrow
August 1, 2001
Tacoma teen wins state Health award for anti-tobacco activism
July 30, 2001
Olympia teen wins state Health award for anti-tobacco work
July
19, 2001
Skagit teens put “HEAT” on tobacco-use, win state Health award
July 18, 2001
Youth group wins six state awards for anti-tobacco efforts
June 13, 2001
Teens invited to anti-tobacco summit and rally
May 7, 2001
State Department of Health’s New Reality Show “Unfiltered” to Debut
on May 8.
March 28, 2001
Casting Call for Teen Smokers and tobacco chewers! State Department
of Health Announces New Reality Show, "Unfiltered"
March 27, 2001
Tobacco
use kills 3,000 women every year in Washington state Secretary
of Health says generations of hard work ahead
October 10, 2000
State Department of Health unveils $15 million Tobacco Prevention and
Control Program, including the state’s largest ever media campaign to
fight tobacco use
August 21, 2000
Survey shows Washington youth "above-average" for physical
activity and seatbelt use, but tobacco use and teen suicide are areas of
concern.
July 11, 2000
State gets $2.25 million grant to combat youth tobacco addiction
March 8, 2000
Thwarting sale of cigarettes to minors: one more way to stop tobacco
addiction
March 4, 2000
Statement by
Secretary of Health Mary Selecky regarding the new Tobacco Control and
Prevention funds included in the Senate’s budget
February 24, 2000
House Democratic Budget Preserves Statewide Tobacco Prevention Effort
February 18, 2000
Republican Budget Guts Tobacco Prevention Efforts
February 16, 2000
Tobacco Prevention Council says: "State needs fully-funded prevention
plan" February is Heart Health Month*
December 10, 1999
State rolls out aggressive tobacco prevention and control plan
November 22, 1999
Use tobacco settlement dollars to reduce smoking, not replace I-695 money
October 28, 1999
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Washington
- Tobacco Prevention and Control Council meets Friday in
SeaTac
October 28, 1999
Cancer
strikes one in three Washington state residents - Quitting
smoking, keeping fit, eating fresh fruits and vegies are keys to
prevention
September 14, 1999
State
launches smoking prevention website
www.doh.wa.gov/tobacco/
September 9, 1999
Council
Continues Work on State Tobacco Plan
August 24, 1999
State Department of Health and Tobacco Council on a fast track
August 16, 1999
Work proceeds on statewide tobacco plan
April 14, 1999
State’s tobacco use rises; Health secretary calls on Legislature to fund
tobacco prevention
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