October 13th is Seen Enough Tobacco Day
Today, Tuesday October 13, 2020 is #SeenEnoughTobacco Day which highlights the need for communities to protect children from the billions of dollars of tobacco marketing in places where kids can see it. The 13th was selected to underscore the alarming fact that...
Tobacco Free Communities Teams with Siena Research
Over the summer, Tobacco Free Communities | Delaware, Otsego, & Schoharie (TFC-DOS) teamed with Siena College Research Institute to conduct a tri-county Community Survey to collect the community's opinions on various tobacco-related topics. The questions ranged...
September 2020 Newsletter
TFC-DOS's newest edition of our newsletter is here! Check it out below. Tobacco Free Times Sep 2020
August Newsletter
TFC-DOS's newest edition of our newsletter is here! Check it out below. Tobacco Free Times Aug 2020
TOBACCO FREE COMMUNITIES:
DELAWARE, OTSEGO AND SCHOHARIE COUNTIES
Tobacco Free Communities – Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Counties (TFC-DOS) is one of 25 contractors working to change the community environment to support New York State’s tobacco-free norm through youth action (Reality Check) and community engagement. The NYS Department of Health’s Bureau of Tobacco Control provides grant funds to St. Peter’s Health Partners for TFC-DOS.
TFC-DOS educates the community and decision makers, mobilizes community members around the problems that tobacco addiction causes in local communities, and helps decision makers understand the types of choices that they have to address these problems. Efforts are evidence-based, policy-driven and cost effective approaches that decrease youth tobacco use, motivate adult smokers to quit and eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.
TFC-DOS aims to:
- Reduce the negative impact of tobacco product marketing and price promotions on youth and adults at the point-of-sale
- Increase the adoption of tobacco-free outdoor area policies that reduce the exposure to secondhand smoke and tobacco litter
- Decrease secondhand smoke exposure in multi-unit housing with the emphasis on establishing policies that protect the health of residents
- Promote policies that reduce tobacco imagery in youth-rated movies, on the internet and social media