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We are pleased to share the latest issue of the Tobacco-Free Tribune, a newsletter from the S.C. Tobacco-Free Collaborative.
Please share this newsletter with colleagues and friends using the Forward to a Friend button located at the end of this newsletter. Looking for new information on the impact of tobacco use on our health and society?
Check out the S.C. Tobacco-Free Collaborative blog.
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| Annual Meeting and Advocacy Day |
 Thank you to all of the community health advocates who attended our annual meeting on January 26th. Check out the presentations and pictures from the event! Read more.
Thank you as well to committed tobacco control who braved a downpour to Kick Butts for Kids' Health at our advocacy day on February 15th. Advocacy Day attendees communicated with legislators about the benefits of higher tobacco taxes, the need to ensure smoke-free workplaces for all workers, and the importance of investing in tobacco control and prevention programs. Click here to see social media posts from the day.
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BackFire and Nix the Nic contest
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BackFire is here! South Carolina's youth tobacco prevention campaign has dropped. Check out the website, the videos, the FREE materials, and the Nix the Nic contest (closes April 5, 2017)
Make a pledge to end dipping. Sing an original song against smoking. Just let your imagination run wild. Need some inspiration? Check out these activities.
There are two ways to enter the Nix the Nic contest: as an individual or as a s
chool/community organization.
Grand Prize for individuals:
$500 Scholarship, and plenty of runner up prizes.
Grand Prize for S
chool/Community Organization: Grant, $2,000 in Scholarships split between up to 5 students, with runner up prizes as well
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We would like to thank everyone who submitted applications for the Community Partnership Grant and the Youth and Young Adult Prevention Grant Programs!
Congratulations to the organizations funded for 2017!
Community Partnership Grant:
- Axis 1 Center Center of Barnwell/Eat Smart Move More Barnwell County
- Chester County Tobacco-Free Coalition
- Claflin University -Orangeburg County
- Greenville Family Partnership
- Project Life: Positeen, LLC - Orangburg County
- Rembert Area Community Coalition -Sumter County
Youth & Young Adult Prevention Grant:
- Aiken Center - Aiken County
- Axis 1 Center Center of Barnwell/Eat Smart Move More Barnwell County
- Chester County Tobacco-Free Coalition
- Cornerstone - Greenwood County
- Greenville Family Partnership
- Hampton County HYPE
- Rembert Area Community Coalition -Sumter County
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Did you miss the Backfire webinar? Check out the overview of South Carolina's new youth tobacco prevention campaign:
Backfire.
Participants learned about campaign materials, including school toolkits, the Nix the Nic contest, and how one can engage local schools and youth in the campaign. Read more. (click on Annual Meeting Presentation Slides)
Missed a webinar? Find a recording on our
training webpage
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Be sure to check our
calendar
for upcoming webinars from
SCTFC and our partners.
Check out this informative lecture from UCSF researcher Stan Glantz where he covers much of what you need to know about e-cigarettes. View here.
Become a member here
for access to our monthly Policy Updates webinar series sponsored by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
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Smoke Free Lowcountry Annual Meeting
Friday, March 3 from 9am - 12pm on the College of Charleston North Campus. This meeting will be dedicated to smoke-free advocacy training. Featured speaker: Onjewel Smith, from the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation. Register.
Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative (TFCCI) 1DayStand
 Did you know that 95% of all tobacco users start by age 21?When institutions of higher learning establish tobacco-free campuses they make it easier for young adults to make the healthy choice: living tobacco-free. Colleges and universities can join the 1,483 campuses already tobacco- or smoke-free by taking a 1DayStand on Wednesday, March 15th. Read more.
Have you seen the latest from the Truth Initiative? 
A new truth® campaign called #STOPPROFILING shines a light on how the tobacco industry deliberately singles out communities that already face adversity and inequality with aggressive marketing tactics that equal profiling. Read more.
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How bad is indoor air pollution from e-cigs?
Read more
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Beaufort County campuses going smoke-free.
Read more
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More teens than ever are smoking e-cigs - but not always with nicotine
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Read more
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What states are considering Tobacco 21 laws? (AZ, ID, IN, MS, NE, NM, NJ, NY, OR, TX, WA...) Read more.
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The S.C. Tobacco-Free Collaborative is a statewide non-profit organization.
Have a question about tobacco use, policy or activities in your community? Contact Megan Hi
c
k
s at [email protected] or 803-251-0130. Want to become a member?
You
r tax deductible membership will help fund our work to eliminate the toll of tobacco use in South Carolina.
Click the button to join now!
Sincerely,
S.C. Tobacco-Free Collaborative
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