Month: December 2022

December 29, 2022Contact: press@no-smoke.org Detroit Casinos Should Stay Smokefree, Say Public Health Advocates MGM Detroit, Greektown Making the Wrong Move By Bringing Back Indoor Smoking Detroit, MI— Cynthia Hallett, president and CEO of Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, which works with local and state public health organizations in Michigan, issued the following statement after two Detroit […]

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ANR Foundation: Agent of Smokefree Change in Partnership with CityHealth December 21, 2022–This week, CityHealth, an initiative of the de Beaumont Foundation and Kaiser Permanente, announced their annual Policy Assessment for 2022. In its new report, CityHealth, rated America’s 75 largest cities on their combined quantity and quality of evidence-based policies in place in each […]

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December 8, 2022Contact: press@no-smoke.org After 45 Years of AC Casinos, It’s Long Past Time to End Indoor Smoking Atlantic City, NJ— Cynthia Hallett, president and CEO of Americans For Nonsmokers’ Rights, issued the following statement as Atlantic City marks 45 years of casino gambling: “The New Jersey gaming industry celebrates a historic milestone this week […]

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It is with a heavy heart that  all of us at ANR mourn the passing of Michael Pertschuk, a pioneer in social justice advocacy and a mentor and leader for tobacco control advocates. He held the position of chief counsel to the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee and drafted the legislation that required warnings on cigarette […]

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ANR’s model laws have been developed over 40 years, based on our experience in the field and our in-house legal expertise, along with, more recently, the legal advice of partners such as Public Health Law Center. ANR models are intended to be as comprehensive as possible, so as to provide the greatest protection possible to nonsmokers. The models are updated periodically (every […]

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With ANR Foundation and ANR involvement, coalition building and smokefree education work toward ensuring smokefree air for everyone A message from the President & CEO Cynthia Hallett, ANR/F President & CEO, speaking at a CEASE rally in Atlantic City in September, 2022. Throughout the year, we have shared updates and action alerts about our smokefree […]

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