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Tobacco Use Task Force |
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Facilitator: |
Gayla Coleman |
Sevier County Health Department |
P.O. Box 4648 |
Sevierville, Tn 37864-4648 |
Office: 453-1032 |
Fax: 429-2689 |
gayla.coleman@state.tn.us |
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Mission: |
The Tobacco Use Prevention Task Force is charged with the responsibility |
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for implementing successful initiatives to raise the awarness of Sevier County |
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residents to the health risks associated with the use of tobacco in any form. |
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These initiatives will address education, cessation, legislation, and prevention. |
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Goals: |
To provide the Sevier County community with resources that fosters a |
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smoke-free environment. |
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Objective 1: |
• Deliver at least two smoking cessation programs in local middle or high schools per year.
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Objective 2: |
• Advocate for the adoption of a resolution by at least one Sevier County local municipality repealing the Tennessee state pre-emption clause.
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Objective 3: |
• Provide tobacco smoking prevention resources during at least four community events each year.
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• Pro-actively evaluate the needs in Sevier County for tobacco use prevention. Develope an action for addressing issues and strategies to ensure success of the Tobacco Use Prevention Task Force.
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Meeting Times and Locations: |
• The Tobacco Use Prevention Task Force meets at 10:00 a.m. on the 4th Monday of each month at the Pigeon Forge Middle School. The 800 number for those who want to quit tobacco is: Want to Quit? 1-800-Quit-Now (1-800-784-8669).
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Smoke Free Tennessee |
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Tennessee needs help to make all workplaces smoke-free. Smoke-free workplaces will protect all workers from the dangers of working in a hazardous environment and reduce smoking-related healthcare costs. Students from the Pigeon Forge Middle School signed banners in support of Smoke-free Tennessee at an event at their school on the Great American Smokeout, November 17. If you are interested in supporting legislation that would make workplaces in Tennessee smoke-free, please send us an email and also write your state legislator encouraging them to support this movement. |
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Secondhand Smoke Facts |
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that secondhand |
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smoke causes 3,000 deaths per year of non-smokers. |
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Each year, 280 children die from respiratory illness caused by secondhand smoke. |
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Tobacco Smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals and more than 50 |
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human carcinogens. |
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Ingredients Include: |
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Cyanide (rat poison) |
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Ammonia (cleaning fluid) |
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Formaldehyde (embalming Fluid) |
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Benzene (a cancer causing chemical) |
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Secondhand smoke is actually tobacco smoke pollution. |
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Remember.... |
| A Smoke-filled environment is a deadly thing! |
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The Tobacco Task Force meets at 3:30 on the 1st Tuesday of each month at the Sevier County Health Dept. |
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