The Sacramento region is home to more than 20 community driven gardens and urban farms (City of Sacramento, 2022). These green spaces not only provide fresh, locally grown food to the region’s residents, but they also provide a space where community members can connect, collaborate, and learn. Urban gardens and farms make it easier for local communities to access healthy […]
For some people, February is a month to show your loved ones how much they mean to you. Whether you have a Valentine or not, we would like to encourage you to love your lungs this month – and every month! You can do this by abstaining from tobacco use, keeping the air quality clean through sustainable practices, and protecting […]
Christmas and holiday movies bring to mind classic winter imagery – snow falling, mugs of hot cocoa steaming, reindeer prancing and flying through the sky, joy on children’s faces over presents and the magic of Santa, sledding and skiing, the glow of Christmas lights, and tobacco? Tobacco, especially pipes, has long established itself as a feature of Christmas, holiday, and […]
Figure 1: Image Source: Yolo County California
Tobacco littered the screen in both the 76th Emmy Awards ceremony and Emmy award-winning shows at this year’s 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. The Emmy’s, hosted on Peacock this year, acknowledge artistic and technical achievements in the television industry. After seven of the ten films nominated for Best Picture in the 2023 Oscars and nearly two-thirds of all Oscar-nominated feature films […]
In Fall 2023, I was granted the opportunity to participate in Sacramento Social Venture Partners’ (now Social Venture Philanthropy) Fast Pitch program. Over 40 local non-profit organizations applied and 18 were selected. The program kicked off with a golf tournament where each non-profit was stationed at a hole with an interactive game and information on programs and services offered. Over […]
This July, BREATHE staff and members of our Youth Advisory Board (YAB) had the opportunity to attend the annual California Youth Advocacy Network (CYAN)’s Summer Youth Advocacy Conference for the second time, at the stunning Happy Valley Conference Center near Santa Cruz, California. CYAN hosts this conference annually with the goal of empowering youth to engage in local policy efforts, […]
Breathe California Sacramento Region (BREATHE) Tobacco-Free staff participated in the 2024 Information & Education Days (I&E Days) on May 28-29, an annual event organized by the American Heart Association’s Tobacco Endgame Center for Organizing and Engagement. California Tobacco Prevention Program (CTPP)-funded projects and 266 advocates traveled to the Capitol to educate members of the California Legislature about the impact tobacco […]
Over the last few months, I have seen Sac City Unified and Breathe California Sacramento Region (BREATHE) educate our students about waste sorting and its benefits. From adaptive and eager first and second graders at Ethel Phillips to the entrepreneurial Woodbine Elementary Super Sorters, students across the district are taking an active role in improving the environment. In this […]
From the red carpet to our televisions, we celebrate the glamourous fashion, artists and filmmakers that come together for the biggest award ceremony of the year, The Academy Awards! Commonly referred to as The Oscars, this celebration recognizes the excellence in cinematic achievements and this year marks the 96th Oscars, hosted by the talented guest speaker Jimmy Kimmel. Despite the […]