Our Organization
The mission of Tobacco Free North Dakota is to improve and protect the public health of all North Dakotans by reducing the serious health and economic consequences of tobacco use, the state's number one cause of preventable disease and death.
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Partners
With reductions in funding and the closure of BreatheND (with the repeal of 2008’s Measure 3), the support of our Partners and Members is crucial for us to be able to continue our fight for North Dakota’s first tobacco free generation!
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Coalition
Tobacco Free North Dakota is focused on building partnerships with individuals who and organizations which support tobacco prevention efforts and policy changes that protect the public from the dangers of tobacco use.
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Forum editorial: Smokeout still has work to do
In 1976 a group of anti-smoking activists got the idea of having a national day when smokers would be urged to not smoke. From that modest beginning at the California Division of the American Cancer Society emerged The Great American Smokeout, which has been observed every year since then on the third Thursday of November. […]
Utah Lawmakers endorse plan to hike smoking age to 21
By Lee Davidson | The Salt Lake Tribune Legislators took a first step Wednesday toward raising Utah’s already highest-among-the-states smoking age, from 19 to 21. Committee endorsement of the proposal came despite lively arguments by even some cigarette opponents that the move would infringe on the personal liberty of adults. “We have a responsibility to protect […]
UTTC goes tobacco free
By Hannah Johnson BISMARCK, N.D. _ United Tribes Technical College will become a tobacco-free campus starting Jan. 1. Both the University of Mary and Bismarck State College have already gone tobacco-free. United Tribes is the first tribal college in the state to do so. The policy was spearheaded by the Wellness Circle, a group at UTTC […]
Regulation push catching up with electronic cigarettes
By John Keilman and Mitch Smith, Chicago Tribune reporters Jay Altman smoked cigarettes for 25 years before deciding a few months ago that for the sake of his wallet and his health, a change was in order. But Altman didn’t quit — he switched. The North Side insurance worker swapped his daily pack and a half of […]
CDC: More teens smoking e-cigarettes, hookah
By RYAN JASLOW / CBS NEWS More middle and high school students are smoking electronic cigarettes, hookahs and cigars, according to a new government report form the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While rates for those tobacco products have increased, overall youth smoking rates haven’t declined at all, a concerning figure for health officials. “We need effective […]