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Previous releases
Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project shares tips for New Year's resolution-makers who want to quit smoking
December 28, 2011
Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project offers local resources to help people keep New Year's resolutions to quit smoking
December 21, 2011
EPA to set new standard to cut toxic power plant emissions
December 20, 2011
Local hospitals lead the way toward better health with tobacco-free campuses
November 17, 2011
Quit Week promotes resources to help veterans kick the habit
November 11, 2011
Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project announces tobacco "Quit Week"
November 10, 2011
Advisory: Proposed city ordinance would close tobacco tax loophole, save lives
November 9, 2011
Advisory: 2012 Hustle Up the Hancock to raise more than $1 million
November 1, 2011
Advisory: Proposed ordinance would allow smoking rooms in city's nursing homes
October 24, 2011
Release: Nearly 250,000 Illinoisans with diagnosed COPD suffer severe shortness of breath according to newly released data
October 3, 2011
Advisory: Hike for Lung Health
September 23, 2011
Respiratory Health Association announces Lung Health Benefactors Society
September 19, 2011
Advisory: Skyline Plunge! Chicago
Release: Skyline Plunge! Chicago
September 17, 18 & 19, 2011
Advisory: Unhealthy air quality recorded in Chicago as result of Minnesota wildfires, llinois EPA calls Air Pollution Action Day
September 14, 2011
CDC Vital Signs Report: National smoking rates won’t reach 2020 health goal
September 6, 2011
Advisory: Obama abandons plans to tighten EPA ozone smog standard
September 2, 2011
Illinois EPA calls air pollution action day as Chicagoland anticipates ORANGE air quality levels
July 21, 2011
EPA to tighten ozone standards soon as Chicago enters another week of unhealthy air
July 19, 2011
CDC report: removing smoking from youth movies decreases youth tobacco use
July 14, 2011
Local housing organizations receive grants to pilot and promote smoke-free housing
July 11, 2011
Advisory: EPA finalizes rule to slash coal power plant emissions
July 7, 2011
Release: EPA to finalize Clean Air Transport Rule, reduce coal pollution in Chicago
July 5, 2011
National youth smoking prevention tour hits Taste of Chicago this Thursday
June 29, 2011
Senator Durbin to co-chair Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Caucus
June 21, 2011
FDA to unveil final graphic warning labels for tobacco packaging and advertisements
June 20, 2011
Scholarships, prizes awarded for youth anti-smoking commercials
June 15, 2011
Advisory: First ORANGE air pollution action day of the year expected Tuesday, June 7
June 6, 2011
The Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project observes World No Tobacco Day on May 31
May 31, 2011
Chicago asthma stakeholders respond to new CDC data
May 26, 2011
Advisory: Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project offers grants up to $10,000 for Piloting and Promoting Smoke-free Homes
May 17, 2011
May 17, 2011
CDC reports asthma rates on the rise, Chicago lung health leaders weigh in
May 4, 2011
Community forum addresses anti-bullying efforts in Chicago schools
May 3, 2011
Statement: City Council Joint Committee hears testimony, does not call vote on ordinance to clean up Fisk & Crawford
April 21, 2011
Respiratory Health Association receives American College of Physicians' 2011 Loveland Award
April 11, 2011
Release: Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago receives funding to conduct COPD education efforts as part of NHLBI program
March 31, 2011
Advisory: Smoke-free law should not be weakened
March 31, 2011
Release: Chicago coalition hosts World TB Day celebration to address ongoing disparities
March 23, 2010
March 23, 2010
Advisory: FDA Advisory Committee concludes African-Americans and youth would benefit from removal of menthol cigarettes from the marketplace
March 18, 2011
Advisory: Tobacco tax increase would save lives, bring much-needed revenue to Illinois
March 16, 2011
Advisory: Gov. Quinn vetoes coal gasification bills, saves taxpayers’ money and protects lung health
March 14, 2011
Mayor Daley introduces Clean Diesel Construction Ordinance
March 9, 2011
Contest invites teens to “Be a little famous, make a big difference” by creating their own anti-tobacco TV or radio commercial
February 22, 2011
Experts dispute Metra's characterization that air quality is safe on and around trains
January 17, 2011
New FDA guidelines bolster local efforts to curb tobacco use in Chicago
January 7, 2011
Advisory: Students at Norman Bridge Elementary win anti-bullying poster contest
January 6, 2011
Release: Environmental Groups Issue Green Growth Platform for Next Chicago Mayor
January 6, 2011
Advisory: Chicago's leading environmental groups release Green Growth Platform Questionnaire for mayoral candidates
January 4, 2011
January is National Radon Action Month
January 3, 2011
Chicago’s smoke-free law more popular than local sports teams
December 30, 2010
Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project offers local resources to help people keep New Year's resolutions to quit smoking
December 22, 2010
Advisory: Doctors call for smoke-free housing for all children – Interviews available
December 14, 2010
Doctors call for smoke-free housing for all children
December 13, 2010
View more resources related to this release on our Smoke-free Housing pages.
COPD becomes third leading cause of death in the U.S.
December 9, 2010
Exposure to tobacco smoke causes immediate damage, says new Surgeon General’s report
December 9, 2010
Tobacco prevention “BE A QUITTER” event features Kevin Butler, free lung health testing at Bears/Vikings game this weekend
November 13, 2010
Advisory: Tobacco prevention “BE A QUITTER” event at Bears/Vikings game Sunday
November 13, 2010
Media advisory: FDA releases new regulations for warning labels on tobacco packaging
November 10, 2010
View more resources related to this release on our Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project Media Materials page.
Chicago renters willing to pay more for smoke-free housing
November 9, 2010
View more resources related to this release on our Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project Media Materials page.
Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project's Quit Week
November 9, 2010
RHAMC and UIC celebrate first ever World Spirometry Day
October 24, 2010
Local organizations to receive more than $2 million for tobacco prevention efforts
September 17, 2010
New report details nearly 350 deaths and other health impacts from coal-fired power plants in Chicago region
September 9, 2010
FDA to present tobacco training for retailers Chicago
September 8, 2010
New asthma inhaler self-carry law now in effect
August 20, 2010
New EPA rule aims to slash coal-fired plant emissions by 50-70%
August 19, 2010
Air pollution action day declared for August 13, 2010
August 13, 2010
National Asthma Campaign Foundation launches program to fight asthma in U.S.
August 11, 2010
Largest national youth smoking prevention tour hits Chicago
July 22, 2010
National youth smoking prevention tour hits Chicago this weekend
July 9, 2010
New FDA regulations prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit
June 18, 2010
Illinois lawmakers pass landmark asthma legislation
May 26, 2010
Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project Press Kit
March 19, 2010
Proposed legislation will give smokers the power to quit
February 11, 2010
Interview available: EPA sets new NO2 standard
January 25, 2010
EPA to release new standards for NO2 emissions, Chicago expected to fail
January 21, 2010
New EPA smog standard proposal may not go far enough
January 7, 2010
Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago announces resources to help people stop smoking in the new year
December 23, 2009
USEPA Global Warming Gas Endangerment Finding
December 8, 2009
Collaboration among advocacy groups provides lung cancer patients personalized information about clinical trials
November 19, 2009
Chicago Passes Diesel Idling Ordinance
October 7, 2009
RHAMC launches quit-smoking campaign
September 14, 2009
Lawsuit calls for power-plant clean up
August 27, 2009
Orange AQI days
August 14, 2009
Oak Park woman rides to fight lung disease
July 27, 2009
EPA updates air standards set more than 35 years ago
June 30, 2009
RHAMC applauds passage of FDA regulation of tobacco, RHA invited to White House for FDA tobacco legislation signing
June 23, 2009
Advocates applaud Cook County Board approval of Green Construction Ordinance
May 19, 2009
Respiratory Health Association supports new federal cigarette tax increase
March 30, 2009
Hustle Up The Hancock Post-Press Release
February 23, 2009
Hustle Up The Hancock Press Release
February 17, 2009
Smoke-Free Illinois Anniversary sculpture revealed
January 7, 2009
