TOBACCO NEWS
December 26, 2008--Teens take on tobacco marketing (Times Record)
December 24, 2008--High School Students Rally Against Smoking (WSCH-6)
December 22, 2008--72 percent of Maine public housing smoke-free (Village Soup)
December 21, 2008--Obama should do a nation a favor and listen to his wife (PPH-Editorial)
December 20, 2008--Obama’s smoking a burning issue (Connecticut Post)
December 19, 2008--Quitting Smoking Tougher on Women (US News and World Report)
December 19, 2008--Almost Half of Kids Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke (Washington Post)
December 18, 2008--Smoking Associated with Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Death (Science Daily)
December 18, 2008--Smoking ups colon cancer risk (US News and World Report)
December 18, 2008--Stop Smoking: Secrets of Successful Quitters (US News and World Report)
December 15, 2008--Supporters push new Dirigo funding (Press Herald)
December 15, 2008--Light cigarettes makers may be sued, court rules (New York Times)
November 26, 2008--New Smokeless Tobacco Worries Experts (NY Times)
November 20, 2008--Local Healthy Maine Partnership Urges Smokers to Make a Plan to Quit During the Great American Smoke-Out (Village Soup)
November 21, 2008--Quitters unite to help each other (Sun-Journal)
November 17, 2008--What has changed since the tobacco settlement? (NPR)
November 10, 2008--Hard times prompts Americans to smoke more (Reuters)
November 5, 2008--Smoking may be linked to hunger--in family members (LA Times)
October 16, 2008--Cigarette caused KFC fire (MaineToday.com)
October 8, 2008--Shell Agrees to Measures to Curb Illegal Tobacco Sales (Maine.gov)
October 6, 2008--Supreme Court opens terms with tobacco fraud case (New York Times)
October 3, 2008--Portland tightens smoking ban (WMTW)
October 2, 2008--Maine city tightens smoking ban (Portsmouth Herald/Associated Press)
October 2, 2008--Smoke-free law takes effect Friday (Press Herald)
October 2, 2008--Portland tightens smoking ban (WCSH)
October 2, 2008--Many doctors don't tell pregnant patients to quit (BabyCenter.com/Reuters)
September 24, 2008--Report details problem with health Down East (Bangor Daily News)
September 20, 2008--Health: The Way to Save Millions of Lives is to Prevent Smoking (Newsweek)
September 19, 2008--WHO: Electronic cigarette not anti-smoking therapy (USA Today)
September 11, 2008--Smoke-free fair a work in progress (Sun-Journal)
September 10, 2008-- Reynolds American to Cut 570 Jobs (Wall Street Journal)
September 8, 2008--Cape looks to ban smoking at Fort Williams (Portland Press Herald)
September 4, 2008--Portland bans smoking on bar patios before 10pm (Boston Globe)
September 4, 2008--New smoking ban passed for city restaurants, bars (Press Herald)
September 4, 2008-- Portland eateries face another smoking ban (Mainebiz)
September 3, 2008--Portland bans smoking on patios, decks (WMTW)
September 1, 2008--No Smoking Law in Effect (WABI)
August 31, 2008--No more smoking with kids in cars (Kennebec Journal)
August 29, 2008--Brunswick housing goes smoke-free (Press Herald) Congratulations, Tedford Housing!
August 29, 2008--No buts or butts about it (Village Soup)
August 27, 2008--City may wait later to let smokers light up (Press Herald)
August 26, 2008--Maine praised for efforts to curb substance abuse (Bangor Daily News)
August
17, 2008--Smoking ban with children in cars
starts Sept. 1 (Village Soup)
August 11, 2008--A Leash on Big Tobacco (Washington Post)
August
2, 2008--If tax appeal approved, we all pay (Press Herald Op-Ed)
July
2008--Prevention for a Healthier America (Trust for America's Health)
July 16, 2008--NY smokers take a tax hike (Chicago Tribune)
July 10, 2008--New CDC Report Demonstrates Urgency for All States and Cities
to Become Smoke-free (Market Watch)
July 9, 2008--Why women in Washington County are dying too young (Bangor Daily News)
OBESITY NEWS
December 24, 2008--Targeting obesity alongside hunger (Washington Post)
December 19, 2008--Now on the menu, full disclosure, and it's not appetizing (New York Times)
December 18, 2008--Why we need an obesity tax (CNN)
December 17, 2008--Studies Weigh in on Logic Behind 'Obesity' Tax (Fox News)
December 10, 2008--Obesity is a family affair (Yahoo News)
December 10, 2008--Study suggest sugar may be addictive (MSN)
December 3, 2008--U.S. Health Stagnates for Fourth Year in a Row (American Public Health Assoc.)
December 3, 2008--Electronic baby sitter (Bangor Daily News- Editorial)
December 2, 2008--30 Years Of Studies Find Too Much Media Hurts Kids (Injury Board)
December 1, 2008--Health halo can hide the calories (New York Times)
November
24, 2008--Industry must pick its battles, and menu labeling legislation
might be a good place to
compromise (Nation's Restaurant News)
November
23, 2008--Burger giants vow to serve healthy food to fight obesity crisis
(Kerala News- UK)
November 23, 2008--New web tool helps parents make healthy eating choices for kids (New York Daily News)
November 20, 2008--Air Canada can't make disabled people pay extra (Bloomberg News)
November 20, 2008--Can a scale solve teen obesity? Not so fast (ABC News)
November 20, 2008--Tv ads contribute to childhood obesity, economists say (New York Times)
November 19, 2008--Some obese kids in poverty eat too little (Denver Post)
November 19, 2008-- If you eat junk, so will your kids (Newsweek)
November 18, 2008--The dual burden of being overweight and undernourished (Seattle Post Intelligencer-Opinion)
November 17, 2008--Australian state bans candy in schools (The Age-UK)
November 16, 2008--W. Virginia town shrugs at being fattest city (MSNBC)
November 16, 2008--Burlington, VT is healthiest city, CDC says (MSNBC)
November 15, 2008--Dangers of Child Obesity (CBS News)
November 14, 2008--Mandating calorie counts on menus nationwide (Newsweek)
November 12, 2008--Obese kids have middle-aged arteries (Newsweek)
November 11, 2008--Menu labeling law passed in Westchester County, New York (Westchester News)
November 7, 2008--Philadelphia to require menu labeling (Philadelphia Inquirer)
November 2008--The fattening truth about restaurant food (British Medical Journal)
October 30, 2008--Skip the dollar menu! Eating well on a budget (MSNBC)
October 30, 2008--Surprise: Lean times may actually make you fat (MSNBC)
October 29, 2008--Childhood obesity becoming an "epidemic" in Maine (WLBZ TV)
October 28, 2008--Calories do count (New York Times)
October 28, 2008--Students experience legislative process (Sun Journal)
October 27, 2008--Some big food companies adopt nutrient standards (New York Times)
October 27, 2008--A rise in kidney stones is seen in U.S. children (NY Times)
October 22, 2008--New food pyramid designed to help parents (Chicago Tribune)
October 20, 2008--Long John Silver's to roll out healthy menu (MSNBC)
October 19, 2008--2,000 is really enough (New York Times- Opinion)
October 17, 2008--How many calories in that fried triple whopper with cheese? (New York Times-Opinion)
October 12, 2008--The overweight debate: Healthy and heavy? (MSNBC)
October 10, 2008--Menus listing calorie may come to county (New York Times)
October 8, 2008--Organizers hope to expand farm-to-schools bike tour (Press Herald)
October 7, 2008--Calorie-counting ads hit NYC subways (CBS News)
October 4, 2008-- Is grocery shopping hazardous to your health? (Tampa Bay Tribune)
October 3, 2008--Outside kids are healthy kids (Kennebec Journal)
October 3, 2008--A natural connection for children (Bangor Daily News)
October 2, 2008--Governor speaks at childhood obesity forum (Governor's Office)
October 2, 2008--Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut add new menu item: calories (USA Today)
September 30, 2008--Schwarzenegger requires menu postings (The Sacramento Bee)
September 30, 2008--New law will require California chain restaurants to display calorie counts (LA Times)
September 29, 2008--Kids' obesity prompts state conference (Sun Journal)
September 29, 2008--LEAN Act could mean national menu labeling (QSR Magazine)
September 23, 2008--Fast food hits Mediterranean; a diet succumbs (New York Times)
September 22, 2008--Mini-treadmills: Anti-obesity tool or death of play time? (ABC News)
September 21, 2008--Walking into the future (Portland Press Herald)
September 19, 2008--Mayor Bloomberg and Shaquille O'Neil announce new food standards for city agencies (NYC.gov)
September 11, 2008--Fitness for kids challenge tackles childhood obesity in 400 local schools (Buffalo News)
September 4, 2008--Are ex-smokers even more likely to grain weight than previously thought? (New York Times-Opinion)
September 4, 2008--Obama and McCain align with food and beverage industries for child obesity platform (Medical News Today)
September 3, 2008--NY begins tracking obesity levels in schools (WCBS-TV)
August 28, 2008--Restaurant chains must now list the calorie content of the food they sell (The Economist)
August 26, 2008--Alabama hits obese workers with a fee (Associated Press)
August 20, 2008--Study: Maine fattest in New England (Bangor Daily News)
August 18, 2008--Better to Be Fat and Fit Than Skinny and Unfit (New York Times)
August 13, 2008--San Mateo County adopts restaurant menu label law (CBS 5)
August 9, 2008--Honey, I plumped the kids (New York Times- Opinion)
August 8, 2008--Dear parents: your child is fat (Time)
August 6, 2008--All U.S. adults could be overweight in 40 years (Reuters Health)
August 6, 2008--Clinton honors 43 schools for anti-obesity efforts (Fox News)
August 5, 2008--Residents of older neighborhoods are less likely to be overweight (New York Times)
August 4, 2008--Study: Immigrant kids exercise less than their American counterparts (Fox News)
July 28, 2008--FTC: kids target of $1.6 billion in food ads (Fox News)
July 26, 2008--California becomes the first state to ban trans-fats from restaurant food (Fox News)
July 24, 2008-- Richard Simmons tells Congress to keep physical education in schools (Fox News)
July 21, 2008--Medicating childhood obesity (New York Times)
July 18, 2008--More than 1 in 4 American adults now obese (Fox News)
July 17, 2008--Maine weighs in on obesity problems (Portland Press Herald)
July 17, 2008--Report: Invest $10 a person for better health (Fox News)
July 1, 2008--New AHA obesity statement urges doctors to think beyond clinical treatment and prevention (Heartwire-WebMD)
July 2008--New report: Investment in disease prevention could save America more than $16 billion in five years (Center for Family & Community Health)
July 2008--Prevention for a Healthier America (Trust for America's Health)
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE NEWS
November 18, 2008--Maine Ranks 6th in Anti-Tobacco Spending (Associated Press/KJ)
November 17, 2008--What has changed since the tobacco settlement? (NPR)
November 4, 2008--Public Health Efforts Called Vital to Nation (Bangor Daily News)
October 30, 2008--State says flu shots important for children (Morning Sentinel)
October 29, 2008--Programs help first time parents in Knox County (Village Soup)
October 27, 2008--Finley protected money from tobacco settlement (Morning Sentinel-Opinion)
October 7, 2008--Oversight Committee to get DHHS briefing (Portland Press Herald)
September 25, 2008--Lawmakers act to protect Healthy Maine Fund (Bangor Daily News)
September 17, 2008--State eyes supervision of tobacco fund boost (Bangor Daily News)
September 16, 2008--Law makers to discuss tobacco fund (Morning Sentinel)
July 30, 2008--Local Kids Choose to Be Healthy (Portsmouth Herald)
July 17, 2008--Maine weighs in on obesity problems (Portland Press Herald)
April
10, 2008--Governor Baldacci Signs Important Law to Protect Children from
Secondhand Smoke
Get Maine's Future on the Right Track (Radio Ad--Made possible through a grant from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids)