What You Can Do

There are many things you can do to create a healthier, cleaner community:

• Know the truth. Despite attempts by tobacco companies to make their product look exciting, glamorous, and fun, smoking is dirty, expensive, dangerous, and addictive.
• Be a role model. Most teens, adults and athletes DON’T use tobacco.
• Help a friend who smokes to quit.
• Ask people not to smoke around you.
• Eat in smoke-free restaurants and let managers/owners know how much you appreciate their smoke-free policies.
• Encourage other restaurants to go smoke-free.
• Don’t allow smoking in your house or car.
• Volunteer for a special event like World No-Tobacco Day or the Great American Smoke Out.
• Report underage tobacco sales to local authorities and tell merchants you don't want them selling to kids.
• Cancel your subscriptions to (or don’t buy) magazines that carry tobacco advertising.
• Don’t be misled. Smoking is not a Rights issue, it’s a Health issue.
• Never underestimate the power of the pen. Write letters to the editor of your local newpaper. Regulating access to tobacco products
• Reducing tobacco advertising
• Increasing the number of smoke-free public places
• Increasing access to smoking cessation programs
• Advocate for local control of smoke-free policies.
• And much more!

There is a way for you to make a difference that will meet your time, talent, and interests. Contact CSFV for more information at 610-969-4855 or csfv@lvh.com.