Download the 2022 No Menthol Sunday Toolkit
No Menthol Sunday, a national observance day led by The Center for Black Health & Equity is an important opportunity to engage faith leaders and their communities in a discussion about how to improve health outcomes for African Americans.
This year's No Menthol Sunday theme is a Bold Awareness: A fight to the finish. Together, we will win this fight!
No Menthol Sunday, a national observance day led by The Center for Black Health & Equity is an important opportunity to engage faith leaders and their communities in a discussion about how to improve health outcomes for African Americans.
This year's No Menthol Sunday theme is a Bold Awareness: A fight to the finish. Together, we will win this fight!
10 Days of Activities for No Menthol Sunday
Day 1
Post: A social media graphic from the toolkit to your social media profiles. Activity: Build tobacco retailer awareness and support by sharing these printable resources with retailers |
Day 2
Post: Share a video from the Black Lives Black Lungs YouTube channel Activity: Host a virtual or in-person session on Bold Awareness: Tobacco’s Targeting of African Americans. (use educational information from NMS tool kit) |
Day 3Post: 70% of Africans who smoke want to quit image and link to YouTube video. Activity: Place No Menthol Sunday and smoking cessation information in your church bulletin. Encourage your congregation to support loved ones in setting May 15 as their tobacco quit date and connect them to smoking cessation support. Day 5
Post: Image(s) of your congregation or organization engaging in “Bold Awareness” raising on menthol and its impact on Black health and Black communities. Activity: Invite your congregation or community partners to share thoughts on the Powerwall |
Day 4Post: Tobacco is Changing (Menthol and Black youth) image and Youtube Video Activity: Explore your creative side with our No Menthol Sunday Adult and Kids Coloring Books Share spoken word poems performed by our featured poets Shy and Ajamou Butler. Day 6
Post: Share the Menthol cigarettes’ link to Black Americans YouTube video. Activity: Invite people to share on the Powerwall how they are fighting to the finish to end tobacco’s targeting of Black communities. |
Day 7Post: Video message from a faith leader or community stakeholder describing No Menthol Sunday and promoting community participation in No Menthol Sunday activities. Activity: Canvass your community to raise awareness on the history and harm of menthol tobacco in Black communities and to mobilize your community for action. Distribute these printable educational resources. |
Day 8Post: Share the YouTube video, Tips from a former smoker - Geri’s Story Activity: Support community members in sharing their tobacco stories and setting May 15 as their quit date. Share resources from the Wisconsin Quit Line. |
Day 9
Post: Images of retailers and No Menthol Sunday signage for retailers who have agreed not to sell mentholated products on May 15. Activity: Attend the No Menthol Sunday Family Coloring Party at 1530 W. Atkinson Ave in Milwaukee, WI. Enjoy FREE food, games, fun and health services from 12 - 2:00 pm. |
Day 10
Post: No Menthol Sunday Proclamation(s) collected for elected officials and others. Activity: Deliver a Sunday Sermon, make a Sunday Announcement about May 15th being No Menthol Sunday, or conduct other activities listed in the No Menthol Sunday Toolkit. |
Use these graphics for social media, email newsletters, websites and Zoom - DOWNLOAD GRAPHICS
Share these videos on social media, email newsletters and websites.
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Spread the word about with these PDF files - DOWNLOAD FILES
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Use these resources as educational tools for kids, teens and adults.
Share the Spoken Word Poems by our Ajamou Butler and Shy
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