 National Public
Health Week, April 2 through April 6, provides
an opportunity to celebrate the power of prevention and public health
initiatives.
TSET is partnering with groups and organizations to address the most pressing
public health issues and creating healthier places for all Oklahomans to live,
work, learn and play. TSET is the state’s largest funder of prevention
using proven grants and programs to improve the health of Oklahomans.
Because of TSET, smoking rates have dropped 10 times faster than states with
similar cigarette taxes and clean air laws – that means there are 127,000 fewer
smokers in Oklahoma and 42,000 lives have been saved in our state, according to
an analysis by
researchers at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Oklahoma.
TSET grants to state agencies and partner
organizations, improve the health of Oklahoma's citizens by infusing
policies and practices that help Oklahomans eat better, move more and be
tobacco free. TSET also funds research grants, including a grant to the Stephenson Cancer Center
which supports cancer treatment and research.
Be
sure to follow and share TSET social media during National Public Health Week
to learn more about how TSET policies and strategies are making a difference
and improving the health of all Oklahomans.
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As part of ongoing efforts to
educate about the court-ordered corrective statements required of the tobacco
industry, Guiding Right Inc. brought
attention to the high rate of menthol cigarette use among African Americans in
a recent column in the Tulsa
World by Theodore H. Noel II, the executive director the statewide
organization.
Menthol cigarettes are less harsh
and marketed as a smoother alternative to non-flavored cigarettes. Menthol cigarettes are associated with
increased experimentation and addiction —
especially among teens – and tobacco
companies have also specifically targeted the African American community with
menthol advertising and promotions for decades.
A
2007 study found that majority-black neighborhoods had 2.6 times as many
cigarette ads per capita as other neighborhoods, and tobacco-use rates among
African-Americans remain high.
After more
than 12 years of fighting the publication of the corrective statements, a
federal court in 2017 ruled the tobacco industry had engaged in racketeering
ordered cigarette manufacturer to publish corrective statements about the
industry’s coordinated effort to mislead the public about the harms of tobacco
use, the addictiveness of smoking and nicotine, lack of significant health
benefits light or low tar cigarettes, efforts to manipulate cigarette design to
increase addiction and the dangers of secondhand smoke. The final print ad ran
in March. Television ads will continue in 2018.
 Shape Your Future, a program of
TSET, is excited to
announce resources to help Oklahoma parents save time and money while staying
healthy. It takes a lot of effort to balance family, work, activities,
and of course, providing healthy meals for your family. Shape Your
Future will highlight several quick hacks that will make life easier and
healthier for families. Some examples include: Make one/freeze one
recipes, how to meal prep breakfast the night before, and
tips for staying active on-the-go. These are just a few of the many
simple hacks that will be featured in the upcoming months. Shape Your
Future is dedicated to making the healthy choice the easy choice
— with bite-sized tips, healthy recipes, simple
changes and more.
To find inspiration for busy families, visit
ShapeYourFutureOK.com.
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