BWP's Community Health Needs Assessment of Tobacco Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals in Houston, Texas View
National LGBT Cancer Network has recently launched "Out Proud Free Changemakers". An online space for LGBTQ+ advocates that are working to improve LGBTQ+ health. For more details
Resources
Walmart reported it made a "business decision to end tobacco sales in some markets. Read more
FDA CTP has released four new poster series with the option to co-brand! Click here (and image) for more information.
What Are They Smoking Now? April 14: 12PM-3 PM Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth is hosting a free virtual workshop for END's usage trends among teens and young adults. Register here
Hatch Youth is a social group dedicated to empowering LGBTQIA+ youth between the ages of 7 and 20. Read more about the programs offered. Hatch also offers a Resource guide for trans/gender diverse youth.
Rutger's Tobacco for Tobacco Studies has an Online Surveillance System & Archive of Tobacco Products & Marketing Materials, Trinkets &Trash Artifacts of the Tobacco Epidemic.
Queer Tips and Affirmations for Quitting:
"Let go of any negativity telling that you can’t. And when there is any moment of self-doubt remind yourself that Actually, I can”.
Pssst....We got a question
Now that we have your attention, Breathe with Pride Coalition's meeting attendance has decreased. Please let us know what we can do for more participation. Together we can make a nicotine-free Houston!
Think before you puff!
Smokers aren’t just putting themselves at risk. Secondhand smoke can harm those around them, including pets.
The tobacco industry often depicts its products as stress relief. The common misconception that nicotine is a stress reliever may be rooted in the cycle of nicotine withdrawal. Read more
BWP's next Coalition meeting is April 13 at 12PM
Breathe with Pride is a Houston Health Department (HHD) program. The department works in partnership with the community to promote and protect the health and social well-being of Houstonians and the environment in which they live. HHD is a full-service health department that not only performs all core functions of a Public Health Department but also many enhanced functions including initiatives to address health inequities. HHD services benefit all Houston residents but the department also takes additional steps to support those most in need, such as low-income mothers and children, the elderly, and minority populations. Most HHD functions serve the 2.3 million residents of the City of Houston but the scope and impact extend into Harris County’s population of 4.7 million people through the department’s Area Aging on Aging, Bureau of Youth and Adolescent Health, Project Saving Smiles, See to Succeed, immunization strategies, syndromic surveillance and HIV-STD surveillance. HHD’s laboratory also services a 17-county region. Learn more at HoustonHealth.org.
