|  | | Lincoln |
Youth Prevention | Approved | | An individual living near North Platte Public High School was unhappy about students smoking in front of her home when they were on breaks from school. She became especially alarmed when, one day, one of the teens was bold enough to approach her husband in their garage to ask for a light. | |
| | | Lincoln |
Cessation | Approved | | Her life seemed to revolve around smoking; at one time she smoked as many as four to six packs a day. "I chose my friends by smoking or non-smoking," she said. "I chose activities where I could smoke. I found that I could not sit through a whole movie, and missed much of the story line because of my smoking. The need to have a smoke became greater than anything else in my life. I am not proud of this." She added, "I clearly remember this horrible addiction like I quit yesterday, even though it was 1984." | |
| | | Buffalo |
Cessation | Approved | | A local hotel manager is a very involved BCTFC coalition member and was instrumental in helping the coalition persuade other local hotels to become smoke-free. He was a champion for us in this area. Recently, at a BCTFC meeting, he expressed a need for a wellness program for his employees and he wasn't sure where to begin. He wants to help his employees see the benefits of not smoking or using tobacco products and he also wants to help his employees who currently smoke, quit smoking. The coalition connected the hotel manager with another active coalition member who represents the Two Rivers Public Health Department. | |
| | | Platte/Colfax |
Disparate Populations
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | Secondhand smoke exposure is an area of concern for tenants and owners of multi-unit housing complexes. Tenants are impacted by secondhand smoke that flows through vents. This can be an annoyance and discomfort, but for some residents it can also cause a serious illness or present significant health problems. | |
| | | Douglas |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | Smoking inside this establishment is prohibited due to the rules and regulations of the Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act (NCIAA). There is no regulation for how far a person has to stand away from an outside door while smoking, but the door has to remain closed. | |
| | | Santee Sioux Tribe |
Youth Prevention | Approved | | In the past, there has been resistance to tobacco education presentations in the schools. Now more people are becoming interested, including school staff. | |
| | | Santee Sioux Tribe |
Cessation | Approved | | Tobacco use by Santee Sioux Nation Tribal members. | |
| | | Sarpy |
Cessation
Disparate Populations
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | A Sudanese individual started to smoke in Sudan (1-2 cigarettes per day) and after serving in the Iraq war his tobacco use increased. He was not fully aware of the harmful effects of using tobacco or secondhand smoke. | |
| | | Sarpy |
Cessation
Secondhand Smoke Exposure
Disparate Populations | Approved | | On a home visit, a Sudanese individual did not initially disclose to the outreach worker that she was a tobacco user and also wasn't aware of the harmful effects of tobacco use. | |
| | | Sarpy |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure
Youth Prevention | Approved | | Tobacco products were being used and littered in city parks where children and youth play. | |
| | | Lancaster |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | Originally, secondhand smoke that was drifting into a living space was the problem. However, upon inspection, this was expanded to address the illegal smoking room for residents that was in place. The barrier was that this was the residents' home. | |
| | | Buffalo |
Cessation | Approved | | Perceptions about smoking and addiction to tobacco. | |
| | | Cass |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | Youth group members were informed by an article in the Plattsmouth Journal that many underage youth were smoking at Rylander Park and being careless with tobacco litter. | |
| | | Hall |
Youth Prevention | Approved | | According to the 2011 Nebraska Youth Risk Behavior Survey, youth smoking rates increase with age: 9% of 9th graders smoke and 19% of 12th graders do. Six percent (6%) of Nebraska youth use smokeless tobacco with males using chew at 10%. | |
| | | Hall |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | Both locations have tobacco-free campuses, however, signage to that effect wasn't prominent, therefore individuals continued to smoke outside entrances. | |
| | | Douglas |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | Members of All About Omaha seemed unfamiliar with the Metro Omaha Tobacco Action Coalition (MOTAC) and were not aware that the Coalition has been in the community since 1992. Melanie Ogomo, MOTAC's Coalition Development Coordinator, educated them on MOTAC’s mission, goals and current campaign. | |
| | | Douglas |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | All tenants living in multi-family housing without 100% smoke-free policies are at risk of being negatively impacted by toxins in second- and thirdhand smoke since 60% of the same air quality is shared among residents. | |
| | | Douglas |
Disparate Populations
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | Jennifer has been a smoker since she was 12 years-old. She was born and raised in Omaha and married a Hispanic. She learned how to speak fluent Spanish and provides translation and interpretation services to Latinos in South Omaha.
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| | | Sarpy |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | Few smoke-free rental properties available in the County. | |
| | | Panhandle |
Youth Prevention | Approved | | Students are starting to smoke at a young age. | |
| | | Statewide |
Cessation | Approved | | Long-term tobacco user who was able to quit with help from the Nebraska Tobacco Quitline. | |
| | | Hall |
Youth Prevention | Approved | | According to the 2010 Data and Trends on Tobacco Use in Nebraska, youth smoking rates increase by grade with 9.6% of 9th graders smoking and 27.9% of 12th graders. Nebraska youth who use smokeless tobacco was at 10.9% in 2009.
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| | | Hall |
Youth Prevention | Approved | | SADD student members noticed a large number of student athletes and members of the student body using spit tobacco on an increasing basis. | |
| | | Buffalo |
Cessation | Approved | | An individual wanted to quit smoking - but was unsure how to start the process. Several years ago, while a UNK student, he had tried to quit before. He stopped by Peer Health for information. His wife's mother had died and they decided to make a life change. He said that it had to do with money and health. | |
| | | Douglas |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | The Coalitition experienced miminal progress in the multi-family housing arena in 2009. The for-profit, housing sector was new to MOTAC and initially members were not as comfortable with working with this sector. | |
| | | Douglas |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | The patient complained of smelling cigarette smoke when he was visiting the doctor's office. He thought the staff was smoking in one of the offices. | |
| | | Douglas |
Youth Prevention
Disparate Populations | Approved | | Due to mid-year program staffing changes, the planning and implementation of this event was delayed. A delay in identification of participants in both Douglas and Sarpy Counties was due to a miscommunication among coalition partners. | |
| | | Lancaster |
Disparate Populations | Approved | | Understanding the high priority big tobacco has placed on promoting its products to 18-24 year-olds, TFLC proposed reaching this population with tobacco prevention education. Knowing that significant percentages of cosmetology students smoke, efforts were focused on creating relationships with these schools. | |
| | | Lincoln |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | Al's Lock and Safe was preparing their building to go smoke-free before the Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Law went into effect June 1st, 2009. The owner planned to prohibit smoking in all service vehicles in addition to his building. The owner did not have support from his staff and employees regarding the vehicle policy and even had employees threaten to quit if the policy was implemented. | |
| | | Lincoln |
Secondhand Smoke Exposure | Approved | | The Executive Director of the North Platte Housing Authority approached Tobacco Free Lincoln County Coalition members about passing a smoke-free policy for all living units within the Autumn Park Housing Complex. He did not have unanimous support from the North Platte Housing Authority Board or the Autumn Park residents. Board members complained that the policy was infringing on residents' rights and referenced problems with policy enforcement. Resident complaints and negative feedback regarding the potential policy also posed a barrier for implementation. | |