MEDIA EVENTS CALENDAR
Tobacco awareness and prevention days
February 2008 Black History Month
Tobacco Control Guide

Valentines Day
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer death.

Sample News Release
Use the following sample press release and insert your own information to inform the media of your burn and fire awareness event or activities.

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Date:
Phone:

Smoke Free Dining Guide Released to Make Love Last Longer

Valentines will enjoy healthier eating by enjoying smoke–free dining as the new (Name of the new smoke free dining guide) is being released to help eliminate exposure to second–hand smoke by patrons and employees. The Guide features 100 Percent Smoke-Free Restaurants with over (Number of restaurants listed).

In the United States, restaurant employees have higher mortality rates than other occupational groups, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Many people only think about the effects (of smoking) on the individual smoking, but all people near a smoker are affected too," said (Name of spokesperson).

Secondhand smoke, which comes from the burning of a cigarette and exhalation of a smoker, is classified as a Group A carcinogen that causes an estimated 3,000 lung cancer deaths, and accounts for up to 62,000 heart disease deaths each year among nonsmokers in the United States.

Smoke Free Society offers free information, plans, techniques and products that are designed to help smokers quit and stay smoke free in just 17 days without the use of any substance or drug. Visit its website at SmokeFreeSociety.org (http://www.smokefreesociety.org/index.asp) today!

To receive your free copy, call (Name of sponsoring organization) at (Phone number).

 

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