Yesterday, our Director of Community Development Jaime Martínez was honored by the Minnesota Public Health Association (MPHA) at its annual meeting in Minneapolis. Jaime received the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Public Health Achievement Award. The Wellstone Award is given by the MPHA […]

Early this morning, ClearWay Minnesota praised the Edina City Council for considering an ordinance that would prevent youth smoking by raising the tobacco age to 21. Council Members heard strong public support for the measure during the hearing. If passed, […]

This week, Minnesota lawmakers headed home to their districts for the traditional Easter/Passover break. When they return, they will be making final decisions on a number of bills affecting tobacco. Here’s what remains to be discussed. TOBACCO PRICES Both the […]

Last week, the ClearWay Minnesota Board of Directors approved 14 grants to fund research and local policy advocacy around tobacco issues. The new research grants, totaling $625,000, will be awarded to the following organizations: Public Health Law Center for 24-month project […]

February 22 saw a successful tobacco-free advocacy Day at the Capitol. Nearly 300 advocates and young people from all around the state traveled to St. Paul to meet with lawmakers and discuss policy ideas for preventing kids from smoking. The […]

ClearWay Minnesota is conducting a marketing agency search. We are releasing a Request for Information (RFI) as a first step to identify a marketing agency to begin work in January 2018. We are seeking an agency or agencies with strong […]

This past month saw the release of a new report on the harms caused by tobacco use in Minnesota. Compiled by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Health Care Costs and Smoking in Minnesota: The Bottom Line estimates how many […]

While Minnesota continues to make progress in reducing smoking, a new ad campaign reminds Minnesotans that we can and should do more to prevent kids from becoming addicted to tobacco. Today we are launching an ad campaign called Stop the Start […]

Researchers from ClearWay Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Health this week released an article in Minnesota Medicine concluding that raising the state’s tobacco age to 21 would have important health benefits. Their calculations suggest raising the age would prevent thousands of […]

Today U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new report highlighting health concerns about e-cigarette use by young people. An increasing number of youth in Minnesota use e-cigarettes, and although lawmakers have taken some steps to protect them from potential harms, […]