News

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH CITY COUNCIL PASSES SECOND READING OF SMOKE-FREE ORDINANCE

SMOKE FREE HORRY REVEALS RESULTS OF SMOKE FREE DESTINATION STUDY

Study Reveals More Than 94 Percent Of Participants (58 Percent of Whom Have Vacationed in Myrtle Beach or North Myrtle Beach) Consider Secondhand Smoke A Health Hazard; 72 Percent Say It Is Important To Them to Dine At A Restaurant Or Bar That Is Smoke Free Read More »

HORRY COUNTY WORSHIP CENTERS GO SMOKE FREE WITH SMOKE FREE HORRY’S FAITHS UNITED AGAINST TOBACCO

September 9, 2011, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Representatives from Smoke Free Horry recently announced a list of 34 area worship centers that have joined Smoke Free Horry’s Faiths United Against Tobacco (FUAT) campaign. Read More »

SMOKE FREE HORRY REVEALS RESULTS OF 2011 AIR QUALITY MONITORING STUDY

June 7, 2011, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Representatives from Smoke Free Horry, in collaboration with Roswell Park Cancer Institute, today revealed the results from a January 2011 indoor air quality study, which assessed the air quality of 12 Horry County area restaurants and bars. Read More »

PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY SHOWS 80 PERCENT OF HORRY COUNTY RESIDENTS “STRONGLY SUPPORT” SMOKE FREE

June 7, 2011, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Representatives of Smoke Free Horry have reported the results of a public opinion survey concerning Horry County residents beliefs about secondhand smoke in workplaces, including restaurants and bars. The survey took into account the opinions of 874 Horry County residents living in Myrtle Beach, Conway, North Myrtle Beach, and throughout the county. Read More »

NEW STUDY FINDS SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACES LINKED TO REDUCED RISK OF BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN

March 21, 2011, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – A new study by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) finds that women in smoke-free homes and workplaces are less likely to develop or die from breast cancer. Read More »

SMOKE FREE HORRY REPORTS DRAMATIC INCREASE IN OUTLINE CALLERS DURING MARCH AND APRIL

May 31, 2011, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – In honor of “World No Tobacco Day”, representatives from Smoke Free Horry today reported the monthly South Carolina Tobacco Quitline figures for Horry County for the months of March and April 2011. Read More »

MYRTLE BEACH CHAMBER ENDORSED SMOKE FREE INITIATIVE

The board unanimously endorsed the Smoke Free Horry initiative today April 19, 2011. We had already implemented (as an employer) and have incorporated some of the smoke-free information in our marketing. Read More »

SMOKE FREE HORRY ANNOUNCES SHORELINE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS SMOKE FREE BUSINESS PARTNER

February 21, 2011, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Representatives from Smoke Free Horry have announced the addition of Shoreline Behavioral Health Services as their most recent smoke free business partner. Shoreline is now a 100 percent smoke free facility and encourages and supports their employees and patients to be smoke free. The agency joins forces with other Smoke Free Horry business partners in an effort to inform the community of the negative consequences of secondhand smoke and to promote an environment in which all citizens of Horry County have the opportunity to breathe smoke free air. Read More »

SMOKE FREE HORRY UNVEILS MULTI-MEDIA CAMPAIGN NEWS RELEASE

January 18, 2011, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Representatives from Smoke Free Horry unveiled the organization’s new multi-media campaign designed to educate Horry County residents about the dangers of secondhand smoke in a press conference held earlier today at Papa’s Restaurant in Myrtle Beach, a designated smoke free facility. Smoke Free Horry representatives were on hand to discuss the mission of Smoke Free Horry and how the media campaign will support the objectives of the organization. Read More »

SMOKE FREE HORRY UNVEILS CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE AREA CITIZENS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE

Calendar of Events

What's happening and when? Our online calendar will give you the important dates you need to know.

Calendar of Events »

Videos

See All Our Videos »