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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Poor Diet, Tobacco Use and Lack of Physical Activity Taking Toll on Nation's Health
By Derek Yach, executive director, The Vitality Institute, and a former executive director of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Will Rosenzweig, institute commission chair and managing partner, Physic Ventures While we’re living longer, poor diet, tobacco use and inadequate physical activity are negatively impacting our health. These are some of the findings of research released this week […]
Letter: Thoreson did not tell the full story
By: Vicki Voldal Rosenau, Valley City, N.D., INFORUM The gentleman doth protest too much, methinks. State Rep. Blair Thoreson, R-Fargo, that is. In last Sunday’s (July 7) Forum, Thoreson oozed indignation over Dr. Eric Johnson’s 2-months-old public debunking of Thoreson’s failed resolution touting the discredited, unproven “tobacco harms reduction” scheme. Thoreson testily asserted he “never had […]
Letter: Thoreson fronts for Big Tobacco
By: Jay Taylor, Mapleton, N.D., INFORUM In a recent letter to the editor, Rep. Blair Thoreson, R-Fargo, criticized a Grand Forks physician for not supporting his support for e-cigarettes. Actually, Thoreson’s push was not supported by anyone in the Legislature, but you gotta give him points for keeping at it. The push today is from those […]
New tobacco products lure younger smokers
By Adelaide Effie Beckman For The TimesDaily It remains illegal to market tobacco products to teenagers, but some health experts argue it hasn’t stopped some companies from finding a way around the law. Tobacco companies are now targeting teens with cheap nicotine products in colorful packaging, according to Melanie Dickens, tobacco prevention and control coordinator […]
North Dakota puts $2,500 in anti-smoking funds toward Fargo pride festival
By: Kyle Potter, The Forum, INFORUM BISMARCK – A division of North Dakota’s health department that aims to help smokers quit is putting $2,500 toward a gay pride festival in Fargo later this summer. Officials from North Dakota Quits and the health department say they’re trying to target populations with high smoking rates, but it’s raised […]