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Tobacco Free Partnership of Okeechobee speaks at City Council on Importance of Tobacco Free Parks
July 20, 2021
Members of the Tobacco Free Partnership of Okeechobee County and Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) Members spoke about Tobacco Free Parks at the City Council Meeting on July 20th, 2021. SWAT members spoke about the importance of tobacco free parks and then shared personal experience about secondhand smoke exposure at local parks. SWAT members concluded their presentation with a call to action to encourage the City of Okeechobee to consider tobacco free parks.
Pictured is SWAT Club President Lizbeth
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 regard to changes in local tobacco policies to create and promote tobacco-free social norms.
Pictured is Mayor Dowling Watford, City of Okeechobee Council Members,
Courtney Moyett, and SWAT youth Lizbeth and Riley.
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.
