This month saw several news items highlighting how menthol cigarettes are used to target specific populations. As reported in the New York Times, African American health advocates are reaching out directly to President Obama, asking him to acknowledge the role […]

ClearWay Minnesota is inviting applications for Formative and Full Standard Research Awards. The purpose of these awards is to fund research that will advance knowledge and identify practical solutions to reducing tobacco-related health disparities. Letters of Intent are due November 11, […]

At our Annual Meeting today, we recognized the service of three longtime Board Members whose terms have come to an end. During their time on the Board, Joy Rikala, Thomas Weaver and Daniel Johnson have all played multiple roles, serving as Board […]

ClearWay Minnesota’s Research Department is releasing a new Request for Qualifications (RFQ) inviting applications for formative research for survey development. ClearWay Minnesota is interested in testing existing survey items and a few new additional items for the Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey (MATS) […]

QUITPLAN Services will once again be represented at the Great Minnesota Get-Together. Our booth at the corner of Dan Patch Avenue and Cooper Street will provide information about quitting smoking, lung-function screening for current smokers, games and prizes, and giveaways […]

ClearWay Minnesota is seeking candidates for our Board of Directors. The ClearWay Minnesota Board oversees operations of an independent nonprofit organization that works to eliminate the harm tobacco causes the people of Minnesota. ClearWay Minnesota’s work encompasses cessation services, public […]

Half of Minnesota’s population now lives in communities that restrict e-cigarette use in indoor public places. But despite 51 cities and counties across the state adding e-cigarettes to indoor air policies, state-level legislation has stalled. “Now that half of Minnesota is […]

ClearWay Minnesota staff have collaborated on a newly published paper that examines how the tobacco industry uses email to connect with customers. The paper appears in Preventive Medicine Reports. In the paper, lead author Betsy Brock of the Association for Nonsmokers […]

ClearWay Minnesota has released a report on the grassroots advocacy that resulted in passage of an ordinance restricting sales of flavored tobacco products in the city of Minneapolis. Flavors are used by the tobacco industry to attract young people. The […]

State Representative Mike Freiberg has introduced legislation that would prohibit the use of all tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes, at Minnesota sports stadiums. This bill continues the momentum of other cities across the country prohibiting tobacco in stadiums under […]