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Tobacco Free Partnership of Okeechobee County appoints 2019-2020 Advisory Council
August 15, 2019
Okeechobee, Fla. — The Tobacco Free Partnership of Okeechobee County, a coalition of community members focused on the prevention of tobacco use, has appointed its 2019-2020 Advisory Council. Advisory Council members assume a leadership role in regards to tobacco control and advocacy, education, prevention and policy change in Okeechobee County.
This year’s advisory council members include Daniel Rickards of Okeechobee Substance Abuse Coalition, Pam Duenas of Okeechobee Healthy Start Coalition, Candace Pope, Erin Moore of Shared Services Network of Okeechobee, and Ken Keller of WOKC Glades Media.
Advisory Council member Daniel Rickards shares tobacco prevention information at a local event.
The Tobacco Free Partnership of Okeechobee County is dedicated to the creation of tobacco-free social norms through a combination of community education, youth advocacy and changes in local tobacco policies. The mission of the Tobacco Free Partnership of Okeechobee County reflects the goals of the CDC Best Practices, especially in regards to changes in local tobacco policies to create and promote tobacco-free social norms.
Currently, the partnership focuses on tobacco free environments, tobacco free workplace policies, counteracting tobacco marketing at the point of sale, and Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) Clubs for middle and high school youth.
The Tobacco Free Partnership of Okeechobee County is facilitated by the QuitDoc Foundation. Learn more at www.quitdoc.com. To learn more about the partnership or to get involved, visit www.tfp-okeechobee.org.