Tobacco-Free CNY works to reduce illness, disability and death related to tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure, and to alleviate the social and economic burdens caused by tobacco use.   Tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths each year. An estimated 41,000 of these tobacco-related deaths are the result of secondhand smoke exposure. 

In the News:

Adult Smoking Rates Decline in Central New York Counties
Syracuse Teen Named “CNY Youth Ambassador of the Year”
Tobacco-Free CNY Kicks Off Summer with Chalk Art Contest
Local Youth Joined Effort to Expose Big Tobacco’s Lies During Altria’s Shareholders Meeting
Tobacco-Free CNY Brings Attention to the Marketing of Menthol on Seen Enough Tobacco Day
CDC Smoking & Tobacco Use
Onondaga County Health News