TOBACCO-FREE NEW YORK STATE
Tobacco-Free New York State is working toward a commercial tobacco-free and vape-free society for all New Yorkers.
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Our Mission
Tobacco-Free New York State serves all communities, using evidence-based, policy-driven and community-level strategies to improve the health and well-being of all New Yorkers, with the mission of alleviating the social and economic inequities caused by commercial tobacco use.
Tobacco Where we
shop
TOBACCO MARKETING
Tobacco companies need to keep their deadly products affordable, accessible and attractive to successfully recruit new young smokers and keep as many current smokers as possible. To do this they manipulate what is known as the Four P’s of marketing: Product Price, the Product itself, Promotion strategies and Place of sale. By exposing the tobacco industry’s current marketing strategies, we can stop them in their tracks.
Tobacco Where we
live
SMOKE-FREE HOUSING
Tobacco-Free New York State provides free technical assistance and resources for adopting a smoke-free housing policy in every NYS county.
Tobacco Where we
work
TOBACCO-FREE WORKPLACES
Tobacco-Free New York State and Advancing Tobacco-Free Communities (ATFC) work with businesses to create more entryway and workplace smoking policies.
Tobacco Where we
learn
TOBACCO-FREE COLLEGES
A smoke-free campus policy means no smoking anywhere on college property. In contrast, a tobacco-free campus policy prohibits all forms of tobacco use anywhere on the campus, including smokeless forms, and electronic smoking devices such as e-cigarettes.
Tobacco Where we
play
TOBACCO-FREE OUTDOORS
Currently over 500 municipalities in New York State have made outdoor recreation areas tobacco-free. The Tobacco-Free Outdoors campaign raises awareness of the environmental impact of tobacco litter, the dangers of secondhand smoke and influence on children when tobacco use is not restricted.
Tobacco Affecting our
earth
TOBACCO & THE ENVIRONMENT
Tobacco-Free New York State offers resources to better understand what happens to tobacco waste and how to effectively dispose of it.
MENTHOL IS NOT JUST
AN INJUSTICE — IT’S KILLING US.
Menthol-flavored tobacco products are dangerous for our communities.
For decades, the tobacco industry has aggressively marketed menthol-flavored products to specific communities, leading to disproportionate rates of death and disease in these groups.
RESOURCE LIBRARY
We have a number of resources available for community leaders, schools, lawmakers, policymakers, change influencers, employers, colleges, businesses, tenants, property owners/landlords and organizations focused on youth.
