Tobacco Free Lake County:

Who we are.

Community-based programs are the heart of tobacco prevention in Montana. The State Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program under the Department of Health and Human Services channels funding to 29 counties, 8 tribes, and 5 urban Indian centers. Lake County is one of those 29 counties.

The Lake County Tobacco Prevention Program is part of Lake County Health Department and its focus and activities are centered around four goals:

1. To prevent the initiation of tobacco use among young people:
  Educating and assisting businesses to develop and implement tobacco free policies
  Working with local youth coalitions to change tobacco use policies in schools and communities
  Providing support to school districts to enforce tobacco free school policies
  Training school professionals to provide classroom instruction on media literacy, media advocacy and other tobacco use issues
  Working to eliminate tobacco industry sponsorship of fairs, rodeos and other events
  Educating community members on the positive effects of increased tobacco excise taxes on youth tobacco use
2. To promote quitting among young people and adults
  Supporting the Montana Tobacco Quit Line
  Promoting annual events such as the Great American Smoke Out to encourage tobacco users to quit
  Reaching out to healthcare providers to help them integrate tobacco cessation into their systems of care
  Working to change community norms around smoking in public places

3. To eliminate exposure to second hand smoke:
  Working with local businesses to create voluntary smoke/tobacco free policies
  Celebrating the successes of communities by participating in the annual Montana! Smoke Free Communities Day
  Providing education and information on the health consequences of secondhand smoke
4. To eliminate disparities related to tobacco use and its effects:
  Partnering with Native American Community Based Programs to provide culturally relevant programs to their communities
  Working with healthcare providers to reach women of child-bearing age to educate them on the consequences of tobacco use during pregnancy and the consequences of secondhand smoke exposure
  Providing information to healthcare providers and other professionals about the smokeless tobacco issue and the high rate of tobacco use during pregnancy in Montana

Contact Us:
802 Main Street, Polson, Montana 59860
Phone: 406-883-7341
Fax: 406-883-7290
Email: tobaccoed@centurytel.net

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