The Tobacco Action Coalition of the Finger Lakes (TACFL), a program of the American Lung Association, is a grassroots coalition of local agencies and individuals working together to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use and to promote healthy communities.
TACFL partners with the organizations featured on this page who all have a similar vision and mission for making the communities we live in a better place (Feel free to edit this sentence as needed).
This highly relates to our 'Smoke-Free Media' initiative! This stat is surprising especially with the exposure and accessibility that younger populations have to videos like these.
One way we can combat this smoking exposure via media is by providing smoking warnings, and the negative health impacts of smoking.My Oh My! About a quarter (23%) of the year’s top 2020 Billboard songs featured smoking and vaping in their music videos, including “My Oh My” by Camila Cabello, “Party Girl” by StaySolidRocky, “Bandit” by JuiceWRLD, and “Heartless” by The Weeknd. Together, these top music videos amassed over 6 billion views on YouTube alone.
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Since the average smoker starts before the age of 21 years old, American Lung Association has created a a tobacco education and cession program targeted for this young population. "Not On Tobacco" or also referred as N-O-T seeks to address this growing problem by giving all teens the resources they need to break nicotine dependency and find healthier outlets. Check out the link below for more information regarding specifics on this program or how you can get involved, or share with someone who may benefit from this more holistic tobacco cessation program.
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January is National Radon Action Month, an annual observance that focuses on increasing the public’s awareness of the health risk from radon, which is the second leading cause of lung cancer. During January and throughout the year, the American Lung Association is encouraging radon testing for everyone, including homeowners, renters, real estate agents, building managers and school administrators.
As TACFL focuses on tobacco and that being the leading cause of lung cancer, we would like to acknowledge the second leading cause to this horrible disease - radon. Check out Lung.org for more educational information regarding radon exposure, detection and prevention measures. ... See MoreSee Less
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