The Tobacco Action Coalition of Onondaga County engages and educates elected officials, community organizations, corporate decision makers and community members in Onondaga County to envision a tobacco-free society. We work to change the social norms, to decrease the social acceptability and to reduce the burden of tobacco usage in our community with the end result of developing and implementing smoke-free policies.

The coalition focuses efforts to reach the following goals:

➢           Prevent the initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults
➢           Reduce youth exposure to tobacco marketing in stores
➢           Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke
➢           Create greater access to tobacco-free outdoor air spaces and living
➢           Promote education and cessation from tobacco use
➢           Develop and implement smoke-free policies
➢           Contribute to the science of tobacco control

The Tobacco Action Coalition is a group of collaborating agencies, health care partners, and community advocates in Onondaga County.  Participating members include:

American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Prevention Network
OCM BOCES
Onondaga County Health Department
St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center
Tobacco-Free CNY
Upstate Medical University

For more information about the Tobacco Action Coalition of Onondaga County, please contact Karyn Johnson at (315)435-3280, click here.