Tobacco companies spend approximately 90% of their marketing dollars on point-of-sale promotion and price discounts. They invest billions at the point-of-sale because they know this type of marketing attracts the form of new, young customers who, because of the powerful addictive properties of nicotine, are likely to be life-long tobacco users. According to the Surgeon Read More »
Reach out to us! If you are interested in joining the Tobacco Action Coalition of the Finger Lakes in creating healthier communities, please contact us to find out how you can get involved. Our Team: Shana Carter, Director(585) 666-1398Shana.Carter@lung.org Lindsay Robbins, Community Engagement Coordinator(585) 666-1401Lindsay.Robbins@Lung.org Emily DeArmitt, Reality Check Coordinator(585) 484-1503 TACFLRC@lung.org P.O. Box: Tobacco Read More »
What is Reality Check? Reality Check is a youth-led movement against big tobacco companies and their manipulative marketing that appeals to the younger generations. Our Goals We aim to expose the manipulative and deceptive marketing tactics of the tobacco industry by producing a change in our communities through grassroots mobilization, and education. Empowering youth across Read More »
Our mission is to make communities throughout the Finger Lakes region healthier places to live, work and play. We are committed to decreasing tobacco use and creating healthy smoke-free environments for all through several initiative areas that include: Point of Sale Marketing The tobacco industry spends over a half million dollars a day in New Read More »
Who we are The Tobacco Action Coalition of the Finger Lakes (TACFL) is one of 25 statewide Advancing Tobacco-Free Communities contractors working to change the community environment to support New York State’s tobacco-free norm. TACFL serves Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates counties in New York State. TACFL is funded by a grant from the New York Read More »
We are committed to decreasing tobacco use and creating healthy smoke-free environments for all. Point of Sale Marketing Tobacco companies spend approximately 90% of their marketing dollars on point-of-sale promotion... Tobacco-Free Outdoors Tobacco-free outdoor public spaces including parks, playgrounds, beaches, libraries and municipal buildings... Smoke-Free Housing Throughout New York State and across the country, apartment Read More »
TACFL's Reality Check Coordinator, Abigail Clark, was able to spread the word on Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action. With the Coronavirus outbreak, all in-school activities had to be placed on hold, but please take a minute to read this article from the Wayne Times about Take Down Tobacco, as well as Reality Check. Read More »
Our most recent newsletter contains updates on the vaping conversation in NYS, new tobacco-free spaces, and the Great American Smokeout, coming up on November 21st. You can also read about the group, Our Town Rocks, improving areas in Yates County. Click here to read the newsletter. Read More »
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We are hosting a Smoke-Free Movie event with the SHAC of Livingston-Monroe Cos. next month! Please check it out and come to support our mission of reducing the tobacco imagery exposure with our youth population. ... See MoreSee Less
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