The list of illnesses caused by tobacco use is long and contains many of the most common causes of death, including heart disease, stroke, lung disease, many forms of cancer, and vascular diseases.
Cigarette use alone, results in an estimated 430,000 deaths each year in the U.S., including 28,600 deaths in Florida. Secondhand smoke causes 50,000 deaths each year among adult non-smokers in the United States with 2,520 of those deaths among Floridians.
The Tobacco Prevention Program at the Florida Department of Health in Lake County is a comprehensive program that provides:
- School-based and community presentations
- Encouragement through cessation referral as well as support
- Empowerment through youth-based advocacy activities
- Teen Tobacco Citation Class
The program goals are to establish local policy and system change to:
- Prevent initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults
- Eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke
- Promote cessation from tobacco Use
- Maintain a Tobacco Free Partnership
For more information, contact 352-394-3464 or Tobacco.Program@FLHealth.gov.