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Local and Statewide Programs The tobacco industry spends $134 million per year to reach into every community in Oregon to promote and sell its deadly products. From free tobacco give-aways at rodeos to sponsorships of community cultural events, children and adults are bombarded with messages pushing them to smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco.
Oregon's Tobacco Prevention and Education Program funds local tobacco control programs to engage Oregonians in their homes, workplaces, schools, places of worship and entertainment, civic organizations and other public places. These local programs are found at county health departments, tribes, schools, and community-based organizations throughout Oregon. These programs counter tobacco marketing where it matters the most — in the places where people work, play and live.
Local programs statewide work with diverse tobacco prevention coalitions to: * Promote smokefree environments and communities * Reduce the influence of tobacco product marketing * Encourage tobacco users to quit
These programs have engaged their communities and challenged them to become healthier through preventing tobacco use. And, they have seen real results from their endeavors. Local programs, statewide, are critical to turning the tide of death and disability from tobacco use in Oregon.
Get in touch with your local tobacco prevention program |
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