The City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance’s FACT group of youth engaged in tobacco prevention, housed out of Neulife Community Development, visited Hayat Pharmacy on 1919 W North Ave. with cards thanking them for not selling tobacco. FACT youth urge holiday shoppers to consider which stores support the community by refusing to sell tobacco products. Tobacco […]
CVS goes tobacco-free
CVS Caremark pharmacies went tobacco-free in their stores last week—a full month ahead of their originally planned October 1st implementation date. This is great news for all of us in Milwaukee! Even better, they just announced their refusal to carry any e-cigarettes, which are unregulated and can still create addiction-like changes in the brain. On […]
FACT youth leaders celebrate tobacco prevention successes with Rep. Evan Goyke
On December 20, Representative Evan Goyke from Wisconsin’s 18th state assembly district met with youth leaders from the Mary Ryan Boys and Girls Club, who were celebrating a successful year of FACT tobacco prevention programming and activities. The youth leaders have gained great leadership experiences this year–in particular, through planning and implementing the FACTivisms they did […]