Join us in working to make New York a healthier place to live, work and play!
Our goal is to educate community leaders and the public about the dangers and social costs of tobacco; engage local stakeholders to adopt policies that will restrict tobacco industry presence, de-normalize tobacco use, and eliminate secondhand smoke.
Learn MoreTHE ISSUE OF TOBACCO IN OUR COMMUNITIES
Tobacco Where We Shop
Each day in New York State, the tobacco industry spends over a half million dollars to market its products - and 90 percent of it is devoted to in-store advertising.
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Tobacco Imagery on Screen
Smoking on screen recruits 390,00 teens to start smoking every day, one third of which will die prematurely from tobacco-related illness.
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Tobacco Where We Live
Secondhand smoke and vapor drifts from neighboring apartments and creates unhealthy living conditions for everyone in the building.
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Tobacco Where We Work
The workplace is a major source of exposure to secondhand smoke from combustible tobacco products.
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Tobacco Where We Play
Exposure to secondhand smoke in outdoor recreational including playgrounds, parks and beaches can be hazardous - especially for children.
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World No Tobacco Day, on May 31, was created by the World Health Organization in 1987 to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes.
If you know someone who uses tobacco products, World No Tobacco Day is a perfect day to begin their journey to quit. Resources and help are available at Lung.org/QuitSmoking.Although smoking rates have been declining for decades, tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable death and disease in America, resulting in more than 480,000 deaths per year. We offer resources to help adults and teens to quit tobacco for good:
The Lung Helpline (1-800-LUNGUSA) will connect you with licensed registered nurses, respiratory therapists, and certified tobacco treatment specialists to help you get started
Freedom From Smoking® offers tips and techniques to stay successful in the long run
Not-On-Tobacco® (N-O-T) is a teen smoking/chewing/vaping cessation program for teens who want to quit
Visit Lung.org/QuitSmoking to find what fits your journey. #WorldNoTobaccoDay
Grow Food, Not Tobacco. Learn how the tobacco industry perpetuates child labor: bit.ly/World-No-Tobacco-Day-2023
Listen to Reginald Omulo's story: youtu.be/eljPTigTCqY
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#WorldNoTobaccoDay #WorldNoTobaccoDay2023 #growfoodnottobacco
Today is #WorldNoTobaccoDay and this year's theme is "“Grow food, not tobacco”.
According to the World Health Organization, "the 2023 global campaign aims to raise awareness about alternative crop production and marketing opportunities for tobacco farmers and encourage them to grow sustainable, nutritious crops. It will also aim to expose the tobacco industry’s efforts to interfere with attempts to substitute tobacco growing with sustainable crops, thereby contributing to the global food crisis.”
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