Chalk outlines of 88 bodies greeted students when they arrived at Gaither High School last week, a homicide-style reminder of the number of Floridians estimated to die daily from tobacco use. ...more

April 1, 2009

Chalk outlines of 88 bodies greeted students when they arrived at Gaither High School last week, a homicide-style reminder of the number of Floridians estimated to die daily from tobacco use. ...more

April 1, 2009

The traffic and long light cycle at Dale Mabry Highway and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard made it a savvy place for students to take their anti-smoking message Wednesday. ...more

March 26, 2009

Chalk outlines of 88 bodies greeted students as they arrived this morning at Gaither High School, a homicide-style reminder of the number of Floridians estimated to die daily from tobacco use. The efforts are part of the 14th annual Kick Butts Day, sponsored nationally by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Students from dozens of schools from Hillsborough and Pinellas were to rally this afternoon at Al Lopez Park. ...more

March 25, 2009

More than 400,000 people in the United States will die this year from a tobacco-related disease. For Kick Butts Day this year, SWAT students from Avon Park and Sebring high schools are taking a stand to stop youth from getting hooked on deadly tobacco products. ...more

March 23, 2009

Despite significant advancements in the past decade, heart disease remains the No. 1 killer in the United States today. ...more

February 5, 2009

Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts reported Tuesday. Here's a look at the statistics from the new report by the World Health Organization. ...more

December 10, 2008

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft founder Bill Gates said Wednesday they will together provide $500 million to fight tobacco use around the world, especially in developing countries where smoking rates are rising. ...more

July 24, 2008

EMPLOYEES CAN'T USE TOBACCO AT WORK OR HOME ...more

July 12, 2008

A health department representative is slated to discuss smoking-cessation programs for Pasco employees at a county commission meeting today. ...more

June 10, 2008