No Menthol Sunday in Wisconsin - Bold Awareness: A Fight to the Finish

Register for Wisconsin's No Menthol Sunday Kick-Off

On Wednesday, April 19th from 12-1:30 p.m., we'll be hosting our annual No Menthol Sunday Kickoff Event! Our featured presenter will be Dr. Robert Jackler, a professor in the Stanford University School of Medicine. The event will also provide attendees the first look at the No Menthol Sunday 2023 campaign materials and provide guidance on how you can participate this year! Please register to join us today!

Host a No Menthol Sunday Event in Wisconsin

Sign up to gain access to the planning tools and resources you can use to host a No Menthol Sunday event with your faith-based or community organization in Wisconsin.

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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!

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 3

Post: 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”. Show us how you're raising awareness about menthol and its impact on Black health and Black communities.

Activity: Invite your congregation or community partners to share thoughts on the Powerwall

Day 4

Post: 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 7

Post: 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 8

Post: 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.