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Tobacco/vape-free Communities

Why support tobacco/vape-free communities?

Tobacco/vape-free communities are an integral part of preventing youth and young adult nicotine addiction and empowering quitting for all. Tobacco/vape-free spaces provide important protection from secondhand smoke exposure, which causes thousands of premature deaths each year. 

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Tobacco/vape-free communities are especially important for those that serve populations disproportionately affected by tobacco — including people in low-income communities, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ individuals, women, youth, members of the military, and those with mental illness — who have a long and documented history of being targeted by the tobacco industry.

As of January 2024, 82.4% of the U.S. population is protected by a 100% smoke-free provision in non-hospitality workplaces, and/or restaurants, and/or bars according to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation. Only 28 states and territories have enacted comprehensive policies, and only 26 states include e-cigarettes in their policies. 

In addition to supporting these policies, we're teaming up with minority-serving academic institutions, community colleges, and women’s colleges through our Tobacco/Vape-free College Program, helping them address smoking, vaping and tobacco use in all forms.

Our mission is to prevent youth and young adult nicotine addiction and empower quitting for all. This is how we're doing.

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