Events and News

Is your organization interested in having NYCTT table at your health fair, community event, or organization? Email camilo.parra@nyu.edu and sara.amiraly@nyu.edu for more information. Stay up to date with us – refer below to the Upcoming Events section for more information.

NYCTT Team at PrideFest 2023
Table display of NYCTT-endorsed health education materials
NYCTT Team members tabling at Maimonides Medical Center

Annual Pride Events

PrideFest is an annual street fair hosted by NYC Pride in New York City. NYC Treats Tobacco (NYCTT) has hosted a booth at PrideFest since 2022. At the booth, NYCTT team members provide tobacco cessation resources, connection to the New York State Quitline, and information about health centers that can assist with tobacco cessation in NYC. 

Join us in reclaiming the narrative and creating a better world where queer folx can live long, healthy, and joyous lives. If you are interested in learning more about the importance of quitting smoking or finding resources to help you on your quit journey, check out our LGBTQIA+ resources page.

Upcoming Events: Listed below are our upcoming events.

 

Past Events: Listed below are events that we have attended in the past.

  • Tabling Events:
    • Weill Cornell Pediatric Asthma Clinic - Asthma Awareness Event: November 21, 2024
    • Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) Great American Smokeout Resource Fair: November 20, 2024
    • Emblem Health Neighborhood Care - Mental and Emotional Wellbeing Day: October 23, 2024
    • Jericho Project - Health Fair: September 17, 2024
    • Maimonides Medical Center - Community Resource and Safety Fair: August 10, 2024
    • Maimonides Medical Center - Summer Health Fair: July 18, 2024
    • NYC PrideFest - June 30, 2024
    • NYC Department of Health Tabling Event at Harlem Pride: June 29, 2024
    • NYC Department of Health Tabling Event at Bronx Pride: June 22, 2024
    • NYC Department of Health Tabling Event at Queens Pride: June 2, 2024
    • University Settlement/Beacon: Spring into Health! Resource Fair: May 24, 2024
    • Brooklyn Sunset Park Lions Club - Community Health and Resource Fair: April 21, 2024
    • Family Health Centers at NYU Langone (Sunset Park) - Oral Health Day Fair: March 20, 2024
    • Maimonides Medical Center - Lung Health Awareness Month Event: November 21, 2024
    • Emblem Health Neighborhood Care - Wellness Day Event: October 25, 2023
    • NYC PrideFest - June 2023
    • NYC PrideFest - June 2022

Check out NYC Treats Tobacco's news features below!

Jackie Saltarelli of NYCTT appeared on a tv segment titled "BXRx" on BronxNet TV. She described NYCTT work, how effective quitting can be when you consult your doctor, and referred viewers to the NYS Quitline. She was joined by a quit champion from the NYS Quitline.

"BxRx" on BronxNet TV

Watch the interview here!
Avani Ansari of NYCTT was featured in a periodic publishing of KFF Health News' Letter to the Editor. She makes various remarks about the harms of e-cigarettes and NY State's successes and improvements on policies that regulate access and distribution of flavored products to underage populations.

KFF Health News - Letter to the Editor

Read the full letter here!
NYC Treats Tobacco Director Dr. Donna Shelley made an appearance on NBC Nightly News to discuss the potential health effects of Zyn and other tobacco-free nicotine patches.

NBC Nightly News

Click here to see more!
A photo of different brands of menthol cigarettes stacked on a wooden table.

New York Amsterdam News

Read the article here

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