FL DOH MONROE COUNTY - TOBACCO PREVENTION

Description:

The Tobacco Prevention program works with the community to encourage policy change impacting:

* Youth access to and use of tobacco.
* Enrollment in tobacco cessation programs.
* Public exposure to secondhand smoke.

The tobacco prevention specialist and two assistants work primarily with the community-based Tobacco-Free Florida Keys partnership and Students Working Against Tobacco to educate the community on ways in which policy change in this area can improve overall public health across the Florida Keys. Staff also promote inside Monroe County the statewide Tobacco-Free Florida campaign, run through the Florida Department of Health.




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General Information

Hours:

8:00am-5:00pm, Mon-Fri

Intake Process:

Call to enroll in face-to-face counseling through the Keys Area Health Education Center or telephone counseling through the Florida Quitline at 877-822-6669.

Program Fees:

None

Languages:

English

Eligibility:

Open to the public

Is Shelter?

No

Miscellaneous

AKA:

MONROE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN MONROE COUNTY

Related Resource

Date of Official Change:

July 11, 2023

Legal Status:

Public Service

Year Incorporated:

1999

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