Welcome to Tobacco Free Allegheny
The mission of Tobacco Free Allegheny is to change the community norms surrounding tobacco, to make it uncommon to see use or be negatively impacted by tobacco or tobacco smoke pollution.
Tobacco Free Allegheny serves as a resource to the community providing education about all aspects of tobacco use and the harmful effects of secondhand smoke exposure. Tobacco Free Allegheny is committed to reducing the burden of tobacco on the community by investing in programs that help prevent youth from starting a lifelong addiction to tobacco and by helping schools implement true tobacco free school policies. Helping current smokers become former smokers, TFA offers group and individual support to smokers who want to quit. Tobacco Free Allegheny is active in the community taking part in many community events and other activities reaching out to the community with its pro-health messages. Trying to quit? Call Pennsylvania's Free Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) or visit their website. Please join us for our upcoming coalition meeting! Our topic this quarter is "Improving Health: First Things First." For more information or how to RSVP, you can visit our coalition page.
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Every smoker has his or her own reasons for picking up that first cigarette. Stress at home. Stress at work. Social pressure. And every smoker eventually comes face-to-face with the decision to quit smoking…again for reasons of his or her own.
Breathing Room follows four real people – Anthony, “G”, Jordan and Sadeyah. Each from different backgrounds, each with their own unique story. Four people who share one common goal: to quit smoking.
The result is an intimate “all access” look at not only the difficult task of quitting, but also at how the decision to quit smoking affected each of their lives.
Click on the image below to learn more about Breathing Room.
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Children exposed to secondhand smoke at home are more likely to have middle-ear disease and reduced lung function.
Community Partnerships
Tobacco Free Allegheny works with many partners throughout Allegheny County
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