Tobacco Free Living
To target prevention and raise awareness of the effects of secondhand smoke exposure by supporting local efforts to increase the number of smoke-free parks, and public spaces, smoke-free campuses and smoke-free apartment and condominium buildings.
Tobacco Free Living Partners
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Recent Posts for Tobacco Free Living
The Truth About E-Cigarettes
Are e-cigarettes really safer than cigarettes? What are the chances of an e-cigarette being an aid in helping a smoker quit? Results of a CDC survey that was recently administered shows that there has been an increase in the awareness and use of e-cigaret…
FAU Club Finds Over 5,000 Butts in an Hour
When Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus held “Butt Day” earlier this month, they invited Transforming Our Community’s Health (TOUCH) partner American Lung Association (ALA) to aid in a clean up. What they found was thousands of cigarette butt…
Keep Lauderhill Beautiful Launches Essay/Art Contest on Tobacco Litter
Now through May 31, Lauderhill 3rd graders can write an essay of less than 100 words or draw a picture about litter prevention and the effects of tobacco litter on the environment.
Happy National Public Health Week!
Last year, the Broward Department of Health processed more than 3,500 disease reports. Broward County currently ranks 9th out of the 67 counties in Florida for health outcomes. Getting and staying healthy shouldn’t just happen when we get sick, it should …
What to Expect When you Quit Smoking
Did you know that 20 minutes after you quit smoking, your heart rate and blood pressure actually drop, becoming normal after eight hours of non-smoking. Two weeks after quitting, even walking becomes easier. In five years, the risk of cancer gets cut almo…
