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Recent news releases

05/07/2010 Report: Majority of Minnesotans overweight or obese Face Barriers to Eating Better, Moving More (pdf)
11/30/2009 Minnesotans who overcame weight loss challenges star in new Blue Cross commercials (pdf)
09/02/2009 Blue Cross Announces Sponsorship of New Bike Share Program in Minneapolis (pdf)
05/06/2009 Report finds faith organizations building community, improving health (pdf)
12/04/2008 New tobacco research finds Minnesota’s Latino population smoking significantly less than general population (pdf)
11/19/2008 Blue Cross teams up with eight groups to address obesity, lower Minnesotans' health risks by promoting healthy eating (pdf)
11/06/2008 Blue Cross launches statewide healthy eating campaign to double number of Minnesotans eating fruits, veggies (pdf)
09/10/2008 Smoking rate falls dramatically among Minnesotans (pdf)
06/04/2008 Blue Cross announces physical activity funding for eight Minnesota communities (pdf)
05/07/2008 Blue Cross marks 10-year anniversary of victory over tobacco industry (pdf)
04/03/2008 Blue Cross’ Stop-Smoking Program achieves all-time high quit rate (pdf)
01/30/2008 Minnesotans’ Health Stuck in Idle from Inactivity, Unhealthy Eating (pdf)
12/10/2007 Blue Cross’ stop smoking phone coaching enrollments jumped in October (pdf)
09/25/2007 Health organizations join forces around quit-smoking help (pdf)
08/16/2007 Blue Cross Supports Increased Physical Activity in the Workplace (pdf)
04/02/2007 Game, Set, Match: Minnesota Snowmen “do” Play Tennis (pdf)
03/19/2007 Blue Cross Announces Workplace Funding for Physical Activity Programs (pdf)
03/01/2007 New Report Says Secondhand Smoke Costs Minnesota $215.7 Million Annually (pdf)
03/01/2007 Minnesota Snowmen Get Active (pdf)
02/19/2007 Prevention: Rx for a Healthier Minnesota' airs February 25 on Twin Cities Public Television Minnesota Channel 17 (pdf)
01/25/2007 Minnesota Leaders Set Goal to Make Minnesota Fittest State in the Nation (pdf)
11/30/2006 Blue Cross Announces Additional Recipients of Prevention Minnesota Funding (pdf)
08/15/2006 Blue Cross Announces Additional Recipients of Prevention Minnesota Funding (pdf)
07/26/2006 Blue Cross Announces Finalists for Active Community Funding (pdf)
05/17/2006 Blue Cross Announces Finalists for First Stage of Prevention Minnesota Funding (pdf)
04/19/2006 State Heatlh Organizations Launch Advertising Campaign on Health Impact Fee (pdf)
04/10/2006 New Reports Identify Need for Culturally Appropriate Approaches to Tobacco Cessation in Minnesota's Latino and Southeast Asian Communities (pdf)
03/30/2006 Duluth Snowmen "do" Play Broomball (pdf)
02/27/2006 Blue Cross Announces Funding for Two Active Community Design Programs (pdf)
01/25/2006 Blue Cross Announces Funding for Two Community Health Improvement Programs (pdf)
01/23/2006 Blue Cross Launches Historic Health Improvement Initiative (pdf)
12/05/2005 Blue Cross Blue Cross' Historic Action Against Tobacco Industry Finally Concludes (pdf)
08/25/2005 Blue Cross stop smoking services experience spike in requests (pdf)
08/17/2005 Blue Cross celebrates anniversary of historic lawsuit (pdf)
05/25/2005 Blue Cross announces settlement on class action suit over tobacco proceeds money (pdf)
05/11/2005 The high costs of smoking in Minnesota: $1.98 billion in excess medical costs (pdf)
03/30/2005 Research anticipates a healthy boost for local smoke-free restaurants (pdf)
01/27/2005 Findings of “A Healthier You, A Healthier Minnesota” prevention forums (pdf)
01/27/2005 Dr. Banks editorial: Make prevention a priority (pdf)
01/06/2005 $1 Tobacco tax proposal would help boost Minnesota's tobacco control grade (pdf)
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