LISTEN: How Big Tobacco Has Influenced Policy in Oklahoma In episode 11 of the TSET Better Health Podcast, Doug Matheny, Programs and Initiatives Manager for State and Local Policy with the TSET Health Promotion Research Center & Sarah Rivin, State Government...
Oklahoma is one of just two states that lack statewide clean indoor air laws while preventing its cities from enacting such measures of their own. Meanwhile, our state has the 14th highest adult smoking rate in the US. How could this be? One big reason is preemption....
We spoke to Doug Matheny, Programs and Initiatives Manager for State and Local Policy at the University of Oklahoma TSET Health Promotion Research Center, about what tobacco preemption is and Big Tobacco’s nefarious role in statewide policy in Oklahoma. Preemption is...
Secondhand Smoke = Firsthand Consequences In Oklahoma, it’s still legal to smoke inside cars when children are present. Our kids are suffering. It’s time for a change. Secondhand smoke contains thousands of harmful chemicals. It’s proven to cause heart disease, stroke...
By Aaron Williams, Tobacco Program Coordinator, Southern Plains Tribal Health Board Earlier this month, the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board and a coalition of organizations – including TSET’s Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline – gathered for a first-of-its-kind event: a...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published the Best Practices User Guides for Cessation in Tobacco Prevention and Control and the guide featured the TSET-funded program, Hospitals Helping Patients Quit (HHPQ), operated by the Oklahoma Hospital...
