Greetings! 
We are pleased to share the latest issue of the Tobacco-Free Tribune, a newsletter from the S.C. Tobacco-Free Collaborative. Please feel free to share this newsletter with colleagues and friends using the Forward to a Friend button or emailing a link to our Archives.
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| SMOKE-FREE COMMUNITIES | |
55 and counting!
On July 9th, the Yemassee town council voted to adopt a smoke-free workplace ordinance. Yemassee joins two other Hampton County communities that are already smoke-free; Hampton and Estill. The law will go into effect on August 9th.
Residents and visitors in Goose Creek are enjoying smoke-free air! The ordinance went into effect on July 1st. |
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Joint Membership Meeting scheduled for October
The South Carolina Tobacco-Free Collaborative will hold an inaugural joint membership meeting with the South Carolina Cancer Alliance October 18-19. Details about this event will be released in the coming weeks. We hope you will plan to join us! |
| ACTION CENTER | |
 Make your voice heard! The FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) uses public dockets to request comments from stakeholders on specific issues related to implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
There are several open dockets right now, including one related to menthol in cigarettes and tobacco products. Click here to view open dockets. The FDA has also opened a docket seeking public comments related to a citizen petition asking the FDA to institute a track and trace program that would reduce tobacco tax evasion. Click here to view this docket. Your input can make a difference! |
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Registration open for tobacco-free
colleges summit
The University of South Carolina will host a summit on October 17, 2013 from 8:30a.m. to 4:00p.m. at the Russell House Ballroom. Registration for the summit, titled Tobacco-Free College Campuses: Changing Social Norms, is now open. Click here to register, view the agenda and learn more about the speakers.
This is a free event. For more information call, 803-777-1650 or e-mail HealthyC@mailbox.sc.edu.
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| TOBACCO HEADLINES | |
Recent News
- FDA releases report on menthol cigarettes. Learn more.
- Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights releases updated smoke-free lists. Learn more.
- CTFK poll shows Americans support FDA authority over tobacco. Read more.
- ALA and Wellpoint launch the Quitter in You. Learn more.
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| ARE YOU A MEMBER? | |
Become a Member of SCTFC!
Your tax deductible membership will help fund our work to reduce the toll of tobacco use in South Carolina. Click the image on the right to join.
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