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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U.S. Colleges and Universities Deserve an 'A' for Going Tobacco-Free
Dr. Howard K. Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Co-authored by Cynthia Hallett, MPH Executive Director American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation The Great American Smokeout (GASO), sponsored by the American Cancer Society, encourages smokers to quit for a day and plan to quit smoking for good. This year, celebrating GASO also involves recognizing […]
E-cigarettes: Do benefits outweigh risks?
by Natalie Brand / KTVK More and more tobacco companies are jumping into the “e-cigarette” market, considered the “wild, wild west,” since it’s without FDA regulations. From celebrity commercials to candy flavors, some health officials worry who e-cigarette manufacturers may be targeting. “You see all the commercials that cigarettes are so bad, which is true, […]
A case against e-cigarettes
By MANDY JORDAN, Bismarck Today we celebrate the Great American Smokeout. It is a national campaign that brings awareness to the dangers of tobacco and secondhand smoke, and encourages people who smoke to quit. According to statistics from BreatheND, this year in North Dakota 19.4 percent of high school students will smoke and will purchase […]
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 […]