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Tobacco Use Prevention Update

Smoking and Tobacco

pdf file Winter 2006 Edition, Missouri Tobacco Use Prevention Program Update

  • “Thanks for the work that you do,” is an open request to all Missourians who work in tobacco use prevention to send their stories of appreciation.
  • “Dear dad,” is a plain-spoken letter to the author’s father explaining how smoking contributes to heart disease.

pdf file Fall 2005 Edition, Missouri Tobacco Use Prevention Program Update

Special Edition
“Julia M. Eckstein wants to change MO-smoking to NO-smoking”

  • An exclusive interview with the director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

pdf file Summer 2005 Edition, Missouri Tobacco Use Prevention Program Update

  • Secondhand Smoke: The Ventilation Issue
    As the business community comes to grips with the issue of secondhand smoke, it is important to understand the issue of ventilation.
  • Kummerfeld is the new Community Policy Specialist for the central district. Kris L. Kummerfeld takes over as the program representative serving the central district.
  • Public health carries the day in Arnold.
    A review of “The toughest smoking restriction in the St. Louis area.”
  • Ballwin smokefree workplace ordinance passes.
    A review of St. Louis area’s second clean indoor air ordinance.

pdf file Spring 2005 edition, Tobacco Use Prevention Program Update

  • "1-800-QUIT-NOW. Starting June 1, Missouri residents will have access to a statewide tobacco quitline. The quitline is funded by the U.S. Center for Disease Control. DHSS officials hail the quitline as part of the foundation for Missouri's comprehensive plan to reduce tobacco use.
  • "The power of one. Profiles of Missouri residents who are making a difference.
    • Megan Hottman-Kansas City judicial law clerk
    • Delores Joyce-Springfield regional coordinator, Tobacco Use Prevention Program
    • Evelyn Robertson-Centralia homemaker and nurse
    • Chris Brandt-Poplar Bluff college student

pdf file November/December 2004 Update

  • "Maryville revisited," a study of the economic impact of smoking ordinances, pg. 1,
    including graphs, pg. 2.
  • "Kansas City Council opts for exemptions," KC passes an ordinance with many
    exemptions, pg. 1.
  • "Local Missouri stats fast," DHSS survey makes it easy to localize the numbers, pg. 4.
  • "Boone County steps up," the Boone County Coalition membership drive is successful, pg. 4.
  • "Missouri Smokebusters program expands west and south," pg. 5.

pdf file September/October 2004 Update

  • Greene County (Springfield) Youth Tobacco Education Pilot Program
  • Arnold restaurant ordinance
  • Franciscan Sisters of Saint Mary Health Care facilities go smoke free
  • Capital Region Medical Center goes smoke free
  • John Q. Hammons Field (Springfield) opens smoke free
  • Applebee’s Mid-Missouri franchise goes smoke free
  • Krystal Aire Motel (Springfield) opens smoke free
  • Comfort Suites (Jefferson City) opens smoke free

pdf file Winter 2004 Update

  • Jefferson City Clean Indoor Air Ordinance
  • Ozarks Medical Center (West Plains) goes smoke free
  • Increasing advertising mileage

pdf file September/October 2003 Update

  • Post-ordinance days for Springfield, Maryville and Saint Louis
  • Missouri gets an F on women’s health
  • Jefferson City ordinance proposed
  • Far-Flung coverage: New York City, UK

pdf file July/August 2003 Update

  • Ordinance 101, by Jamie Baker
  • Far-flung coverage: UK
  • Springfield media
  • Saint Louis municipal buildings campaign, by Jeanette Mott Oxford

pdf file May/June 2003 Update

  • Springfield ordinance passes
  • First smoke-free laundry in Joplin
  • Oklahoma passes statewide tobacco ban
  • Earned media in the Show-Me state

pdf file March/April 2003 Update

  • Saint Louis City Board Bill 194
  • Missouri Tobacco Use Prevention Program workshop on secondhand smoke
  • New staff: Joyce Lara, Jamie Baker

pdf file January/February 2003 Update

  • The ordinance campaign in Maryville
  • Kathleen Simpson named MOTUP assistant chief
  • Two Mid-Missouri workshops
  • Do-it-yourself pamphlets on the web

pdf file November/December 2002 Update

  • The Great American Smoke Out
  • Janet Wilson to head MOTUP
  • MOTUP staff: Stan Cowan, Jim McDonald, Mike Carter
  • Proposition A—by the numbers
  • MOTUP regional specialists
  • Far-flung Coverage: NYC, Norway, MS, Canada, Dallas