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Organizations and everyday folks are making strides all over the state to create healthier environments for all of us. Join in with those listed here, or get inspired to start your own movement!

Smoke-Free Atlanta

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Smoke-Free Atlanta is a broad coalition of organizations spearheading the effort to protect everyone who lives, works, and plays in Atlanta from the dangers of secondhand smoke. The goal of the Smoke-Free Atlanta Campaign is to educate the public about the dangers of secondhand smoke and campaign for comprehensive smoke-free workplaces in Atlanta. Most people are exposed to secondhand smoke in public places like bars and restaurants. Secondhand smoke in bars and restaurants expose both workers and customers to the dangers of secondhand smoke.

Doesn’t Everyone Have the Right to a Smoke-Free Environment?

  • 97% of Atlanta residents polled believe smoking is a health hazard.*
  • 93% of Atlanta residents polled believe workers should be protected from exposure to secondhand smoke.*
  • 96% of Atlanta residents polled believed everyone has the right to breathe clean air in public places.*

Click here to pledge your support. For more information, visit www.smokefreeatl.org or email Smoke-Free Atlanta at smokefreeatlanta@heart.org.

Tobacco-Free Living Program: Fulton County

The Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) Program is working with its Tobacco-Free Living Program partners to:

  • increase the number of jurisdictions with smoke-free parks
  • increase the number of bars and restaurants with comprehensive smoke-free policies
  • Increase the number of multi-unit housing developments with voluntary smoke-free policies
  • Increase the number of faith-based organizations with tobacco-free campus policies

Click here to learn more.

Smoke-Free Atlanta Night Out Video

Proud To Be Smoke Free Fulton Campaign Materials

Printable Tobacco-Free Living Fact Sheet

Georgia PTA

The Georgia PTA has been actively working with the Georgia Department of Public Health to encourage school districts around the state to adopt a 100% Tobacco Free Schools policy. Georgia has had great success in working with students to help advocate for better tobacco-free policies. If you know students or know how to contact teens who may be interested in having strong impact in their school district and would like to learn advocacy skills to help them later in life, please contact Anne-Marie Coleman at Anne-Marie.Coleman@dph.ga.gov.