Today a new television ad directing Minnesota tobacco users to QUITPLAN Services began airing around the state. Using stop-motion animation, the ad highlights the understanding smokers will receive when they use the program.   It’s Hard Being a Smoker: Wendall […]

Today the Senate Commerce Committee passed Senate File 2027, a bill that would add e-cigarettes into the existing Freedom to Breathe Act and create other restrictions for them. The bill will head to the full Senate for a floor vote […]

ClearWay Minnesota is seeking candidates for an open Research Program Manager position. The individual selected will manage research grants and lead dissemination activities. A master’s degree and three years’ related experience is required. First consideration will be given to applications […]

This week ClearWay Minnesota awarded grants totaling $561,004 to three organizations to improve how health care providers address tobacco use. Research shows that while 94 percent of Minnesota smokers say they are asked about their smoking by health practitioners, fewer […]

Today the Senate Health, Human Services and Housing Committee approved a bill that would require smoke-free environments for Minnesota’s foster children. Secondhand smoke is a known cause of SIDS, asthma attacks and respiratory and ear infections in children, and a […]

ClearWay Minnesota has launched a new version of QUITPLAN Services, the free cessation program available to any Minnesotan who wants to quit tobacco. The new services now include free access to text messages, email support, a downloadable quit guide and […]

A new poll funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and co-released with ClearWay Minnesota today found that Minnesotans strongly support including e-cigarettes in policies that restrict smoking in public places. Seventy-nine percent said they support prohibiting e-cigarette […]

Today the U.S. Surgeon General’s office released a report commemorating the 50th anniversary of its first report on smoking and health. The new report discusses progress made in reducing tobacco’s harm since 1964, and shares recent findings on the health […]

ClearWay Minnesota is seeking an Executive Assistant. This position is responsible for providing administrative support to and managing the activities of the Chief Executive Officer. Five years of experience required. Full description

On January 15, 2014, ClearWay Minnesota’s Research Department released a new Request for Proposals. The RFP will fund research to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke and disparities in secondhand smoke exposure across defined populations and locations in Minnesota. Full RFP […]