Get Involved!

Things you can do to make your community healthier and safer:

1. Spread the word to reduce the toll of tobacco:

Let the stakeholders in your community know that tobacco advertising affects youth, and shouldn’t be allowed in stores. Learn about what other countries are doing.

Talk with others directly so that they know you support healthy environments for children and the public. Encourage them to spread the word.

Send an E-Card!

2. Set up an event to commemorate Kick Butts Day, March 21^st, 2012, and World No Tobacco Day, May 31^st, 2012.

3. Write a letter to the editor

The Press and Sun Bulletin accepts letters of 150 words or less. Email your letters to bgm-letters@gannett.com, and don’t forget to include your name, address and daytime phone number.

4. Know someone who wants to quit? Let them know about the NYS Smokers’ Quitline: 1-866-NY-QUITS (1-866-697-8487), or invite them to visit www.nysmokefree.com.

5. Recognize the influence that second-hand smoke has on your life: ask the organizations and institutions that you’re a part of to adopt a smoke-free grounds policy.