Center for a Tobacco-Free Finger Lakes

12/10/2025

🌟 STTAC is BACK in the Southern Tier! 🌟

We’re excited to welcome the STTAC Southern Tier To***co Awareness Coalition (STTAC) back to Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties.

For more than 25 years, STTAC has been working across New York State to create healthier, to***co-free communities and protect residents from harmful industry influence.

STTAC partners with youth, schools, local leaders, colleges, businesses, and community organizations to reduce to***co exposure and build safer places for all of us to live, work, learn, and play.

Their youth program, Reality Check, continues to inspire the next generation of community leaders. This youth-led, adult-supported movement gives young people the tools to speak up about deceptive to***co marketing, collect real data in their neighborhoods, engage decision-makers, and even travel to statewide events and Washington, D.C. to advocate for change.

We’re grateful to have STTAC back in our region and look forward to supporting their efforts to keep our community healthy and to***co-free. 💙🌱

12/10/2025

We would like to extend our congratulations to Dr. Gajendra! University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Eastman Institute for Oral Health has appointed Sangeeta Gajendra, DDS, MPH, MS, (GenDen '04, MS ‘12) as chair of Community Dentistry and Oral Disease Prevention.

11/25/2025

Cannabis Use linked to progression to to***co use: article --- ***co

Cannabis use in 2017 was associated with regular to***co use in 2021 among US youth and young adults who had never regularly used to***co.

11/07/2025

Know the facts.

11/07/2025

https://ash.org/

11/07/2025

Teens struggle to quit va**ng! **e

Overall youth va**ng prevalence declined in recent years, but users may have 'hardened'

11/06/2025

Know Your Resources, Know Your Rights
Everyone deserves access to care and community support. The Know Your Rights Toolkit, shared by New York State Commissioner of Health James McDonald, MD, offers clear, practical information to help immigrant families understand their rights and find services in their community. CLICK LINK HERE:

New York State resources available to everyone, including immigrants.

11/03/2025

Can quitting smoking mid-life improve your brain health? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mid-life-smoking-cessation-may-preserve-cognition-2025a1000sir?ecd=mkm_ret_251101_mscpmrk_psych_addiction_etid7842194&uac=184521CZ&impID=7842194

Smoking cessation in mid-to-late life is linked to slower cognitive decline in memory and verbal fluency compared to smoking continuance, new research shows.

11/03/2025

Can digital gaming tools affect smoking rates? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/digital-gaming-tools-cut-smoking-rates-2025a1000o5r?ecd=mkm_ret_251101_mscpmrk_psych_addiction_etid7842194&uac=184521CZ&impID=7842194
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Gamification in digital health apps boosts short-term quit rates for smoking, though sustaining engagement over time remains a key challenge.

11/01/2025

Sarah and Emily had a successful day networking, sharing information and distributing resources at the LECOM Health Expo!

11/01/2025