Upcoming Events:
WALK FOR CLEAN AIR
May 4, 2008
1:30 p.m.
Join the CAFE Johnson County WALK FOR CLEAN AIR. There will be a celebration of the statewide smokefree law with local legislators starting at 1:30 with 2 and 3.5 mile walk options starting and ending at Gibson Square park south of the main UI Library in Iowa City.
Registration is $15 and includes a CAFE t-shirt. The deadline for registration to be guaranteed a t-shirt was April 25, but you can register anytime up to and including the day of the walk. To register go to:
www.cleanairforeveryone.org/
Our mission is to reduce tobacco-related death and disease. CAFE IOWA
CAN urges the Iowa legislature to take action on the 3 most effective
ways to reduce tobacco use:
Pass a $1 increase in the tobacco tax
(Done! see story below)
Restore local control so cities and counties can pass smoke-free
ordinance (Progress-- but not quite there)
- Fund a comprehensive tobacco prevention program at the CDC recommended
minimum.
The tobacco industry vigorously opposes local
control for a number of reasons:
- Increased awareness about the dangers of tobacco and secondhand
smoke leads to more people quitting.
- When protections against secondhand smoke are in place
and more public places are smoke-free, people smoke fewer
cigarettes.
- As smoking becomes less socially acceptable, fewer children
will choose to smoke, further diminishing Big Tobacco’s
profits.
For more information contact us at:
CAFE IOWA CAN
120 N. Dubuque St
Iowa City, IA 52245
Phone: 319-338-2366
Fax: 319-337-9886
e-mail: cafe@cafeiowacan.org
 Governor Culver
Signs $1 Per Pack Cigarette Tax Increase Into Law
(Des
Moines) – Joined by Iowa Legislators and health advocates, Governor
Chet Culver signed legislation increasing the cigarette tax by $1.00
per pack on March 15, 2007.(read
complete press release)
When R.J. Reynolds introduced Camel No. 9 cigarettes in January 2007, it launched a marketing blitz to make smoking appear hip and glamorous, with ads and marketing that attract both women and girls. More info and ways to take action
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