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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Forbes: Smokers At Higher Risk Of Severe COVID-19 During Coronavirus Outbreak
This article from Forbes.com was posted on March 23. Link to the article found here Victoria Forster Contributor; Healthcare Cancer research scientist and childhood cancer survivor. A leading expert has warned that smokers are likely at increased risk of more severe COVID-19, compared to non-smokers, suggesting that now would be a particularly good time to […]
Could Your E-Cig Disrupt Your Pacemaker?
March 16, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. By Rich Holmes HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) MONDAY, March 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The magnets in vaping devices might be able to wreak havoc on heart pacemakers and defibrillators, a new case report suggests. By placing a Juul in his shirt pocket, a heart patient caused his implanted pacemaker […]
Tobacco Free North Dakota announces its first annual Video Essay Scholarship Contest for all ND High School Seniors.
Tobacco Free North Dakota announces its first annual Video Essay Scholarship Contest for all ND High School seniors. TFND is a statewide non-profit that advocates for policies to prevent youth initiation to tobacco and nicotine products with the goal of creating North Dakota’s first tobacco free generation. We hope this scholarship contest encourages youth to […]
Letter: Keep tobacco firms away from kids
by Stephen McDonough, published Apr 23, 2017 in the Bismarck Tribune The fight to protect our kids from tobacco is facing new threats both here in North Dakota and in Congress. Our state lawmakers voted to eliminate BreatheND — also known as the North Dakota Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy — which has […]
Letter: Listen to Voters on Tobacco-Prevention Funding
Letter: Listen to voters on tobacco-prevention funding By Sarah Odegard on Jan 5, 2017 Grand Forks Herald When I cast my vote for North Dakota’s legislators, I expect they’ll bring my interests and values to the Capitol. But now that BreatheND’s funding is in under attack, I think maybe our legislators need a reminder about […]