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In the news:
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• TATU kids tackle tobacco use
  (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald - Feb 01, 2008)
• Federal Government Receives Failing Grades on Tobacco Control in Annual American Lung Association Report
  (Lungusa.org - Jan. 09, 2008)
• RJ Reynolds to Stop Print Ads Next Year
  (AP Newswire - Nov 27, 2007
• North Carolina County Votes Yes to Smoking Ban
  (WVEC.com -  Nov. 26, 2007)
• Potential Breath Biomarkers of Lung Cancer Identified
  (Hem/Onc Today - Oct , 2007)
• "State-Specific Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking Among Adults and Quitting Among Persons Aged 18–35 Years — United States, 2006"
  (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Sept 28, 2007)
• "National Asthma Guidelines Updated"
  (National Institute of Health - August 29, 2007)
• "Smoking banned in state buildings"
  (News14.com - June 29, 2007)
• "CFC-Free Inhalers: Time to Make the Switch"
  (Lungusa.org - May 30, 2007)
• "Virulent New Strain of TB Raising Fears of Pandemic"
  (Washingtonpost.com - May 3, 2007)  (learn more)
• "Governor Easley Proclaims Air Quality Awareness Week"
  (Office of the Governor - April 29, 2007)
• "NC DHHS Releases 2007-2012 NC Asthma Plan"
  (NC Asthma Program - April 24, 2007)
• "Law Would Ban Smoking In All Public Places"
  (NBC17.com - March 15, 2007)
• "House Passes Smoking Ban For State Buildings"
  (NBC17.com - March 7, 2007)
• "Holliman likes smoking ban's chances"
  (The-Dispatch.com - Feb 21, 2007)
• "Another failing grade on tobacco abuse test"
  (News and Record - Greensboro, NC - Jan 16, 2007)*
• "Unassuming Holliman has big job"
  (Winston-Salem Journal - Jan 14, 2007)*
• "Our View: Report should spark changes to abysmal antismoking effort"
  (Fayetteville Observer - Jan 10, 2007)*
• "N.C. flunks report on tobacco policies"
  (News and Record - Greensboro NC - January 9, 2007)*
• "State again fails anti-smoking tests - Group Cites Progress However"
  (Winston-Salem Journal - January 9, 2007)*
• "Woman beats lung cancer's long odds, rebuilds career"
  (Triangle Business Journal - July 14, 2006)*
• "CT scan detected woman's lung cancer in initial stage"
  (Triangle Business Journal - July 14, 2006)*

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Public Service Announcements

NC Asthma Plan - State Govt. Radio (05-16-2007) (mp3)
30 second lung cancer PSA (mp3)
Live Well Breathe Well PSA (mp3)