Tobacco Abuse Prevention
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- Tobacco causes more deaths in the United States than alcohol, AIDS, illegal drugs, car accidents, fires, murders and suicides.
Goals:
1. Prevent the initiation of tobacco use by youth
2. Promote cessation among young people and adults
3. Reduce exposure to secondhand smoke
4. Establish and maintain a tobacco control community coalition
JEL stands for "Just Eliminate Lies" - Iowa youth dedicated to giving Iowa teens the true, unfiltered facts about Big Tobacco's lies, fighting against their constant attempts to addict us, and changing people's attitudes about tobacco use.
Quitline Iowa is a toll-free, statewide smoking cessation telephone counseling hotline promoted by Helping Services. Did you know that if you have plan, use medication, and work with a counselor, you can improve your chances of quitting by 800%?? Call (800) QUIT NOW or (800) 784-8669.
Tobacco Coalitions
The county tobacco coalitions are committed to making changes in their community in order to improve the health of youth and adults and to increase awareness of the dangers of tobacco use and secondhand smoke.
Northeast Iowa Tobacco Coalitions:
- Allamakee County Tobacco-Free Coalition
- Delaware County Tobacco Free Partnership
- Fayette County Tobacco Coalition
- Howard County Tobacco-Free Coalition
- Winneshiek County Tobacco-Free Coalition
Policy
Helping Services' trained Community Prevention Specialists are available to assist businesses in creating workplace tobacco policies. They can provide guidance and samples of model workplace tobacco policies to help you in formulating one specific for your needs. For more information, please contact: info@helpingservices.org
