Tobacco Program

It is the mission of the
Tobacco-Free Healthy Communities Coalition to reduce tobacco use and initiation in Clinton, Fayette, Greene and Warren Counties and in the cities of Hamilton and Middletown in Ohio.
See our goals to achieve this mission

Tobacco is Hurting Someone You Know Smoking is the #1 preventable cause of death. Ohio has the 11th highest smoking rate in the country. 36,800 kids become new daily smokers each year in Ohio. 36.3 million packs of cigarettes are bought or smoked by Ohio kids each year.

Who We Are As a result of the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between the United States Tobacco Product Manufacturers and 46 states, including Ohio, Governor Bob Taft signed Senate Bill 192 in 2000. This Bill allowed for the creation of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation (TUPCF). TUPCF has become the champion for Ohio's plan to reduce tobacco consumption. The mission of TUPCF is to reduce tobacco use among Ohioans, with an emphasis on reducing the use of tobacco by youth, minority and regional populations, pregnant women and others who may be disproportionately affected by the use of tobacco. The Tobacco-Free Healthy Communities Coalition implements the Tobacco-Free Healthy Communities Project (TFHCP) which is a comprehensive program to reduce tobacco use (including smokeless) among pregnant women, youth, adults and minorities. Target areas for this project are Clinton, Fayette, Greene and Warren Counties and the Cities of Hamilton and Middletown. The TFHCP started in November 2002.

Contact us:

Phone:
937-374-5600/ 1-866-858-3588

email: 
gcchd@gcchd.org