ClearWay Minnesota is proud to release our 2018 Annual Report, commemorating 20 years of our work to reduce tobacco’s harm in Minnesota. The report highlights our history of activities in areas of cessation, marketing and communications, research, public affairs, and […]
Read MoreClearWay Minnesota commemorates 20 years of reducing tobacco’s harm

This week, ClearWay Minnesota’s Board of Directors will celebrate our nonprofit tobacco control organization’s 20th anniversary. Founded with the state’s tobacco settlement, we have spent the past 20 years using proven science and innovative programs to reduce the burden caused […]
Read MoreFDA plans to restrict some e-cigarette sales

Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation, a coalition of more than 60 organizations working to reduce youth tobacco use, today issued a statement on the news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon ban the sale of most […]
Read MoreIs Big Tobacco in your kid’s backpack?

Statement from Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation: As students across Minnesota go back to school, Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation warns that Big Tobacco may be in their backpacks. The coalition of more than 60 organizations working to reduce youth […]
Read MoreCome see us at the State Fair!

QUITPLAN® Services has once again returned to the Minnesota State Fair for 2018! We always look forward to The Great Minnesota Get-Together, because it gives us the opportunity to speak with Minnesota smokers about how we can help them quit, […]
Read MoreKeep Tobacco Sacred work highlighted in Scientific American

At ClearWay Minnesota, we partner with several tribal grantees to support their efforts to improve health, restore tradition and reduce commercial tobacco use among their people. This past week, our friends at White Earth Band of Ojibwe in northwestern Minnesota […]
Read MoreAmerican Indians and tobacco industry marketing

This month, ClearWay Minnesota staff published a paper in Tobacco Control on the misappropriation of American Indian imagery and culture for commercial tobacco marketing. American Indian people have traditional tobacco practices that are sacred, but historically, the commercial tobacco industry has […]
Read MoreFunding opportunity: Demonstrating the Impact of Menthol Policies on Youth Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

ClearWay MinnesotaSM and the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota are seeking a qualified vendor to conduct a qualitative evaluation of the impact of menthol policies on youth. Applications are due March 1, 2018. Please direct questions […]
Read More2017 Annual Report

Happy New Year from ClearWay Minnesota! We are pleased to share our Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2017 (covering July 2016 through June 2017). The report highlights our activities in areas of public affairs, community development, cessation, research, and marketing […]
Read MoreNew Year’s advice from QUITPLAN Services

As the New Year approaches, many smokers are making a resolution to quit smoking for good in 2018. Quitting smoking continues to be one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions, with nearly seven out of 10 smokers desiring to […]
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