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Our strong commitment to reducing tobacco use in New Jersey is shared
by many citizen groups and nonprofit organizations throughout the state.
They are our partners. These are the providers of many of the services
upon which New Jerseyans can depend for assistance and information related
to tobacco.
On the national level, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior
Services collaborates with Federal public health agencies and national
nonprofit organizations working to reduce tobacco use. These partners
provide national leadership, program support and free information on many
tobacco-related issues.
Our State Partners
NJBreathes
In 2001, NJBreathes, an anti-tobacco coalition of more than 40 statewide
organizations dedicated to reducing tobacco use in New Jersey, received
a grant from DHSS to launch a community partnership called the "Ambassadors'
Program" and to sub-grant with Heureka !, and St. Barnabas Medical
Center.
This initiative is designed to reach out to the leadership of New Jersey's
diverse racial, ethnic and business organizations to increase their awareness
of the impact of tobacco use in their communities. The goal is to assist
them in planning a variety of customized tobacco control programs designed
to meet the needs of New Jersey's diverse populations.
Rowan University is developing a program which seeks to establish non-smoking
as the norm on NJ college campuses. Heureka! works with pharmacies to
stop selling tobacco products. St. Barnabas has undertaken a pilot project
to encourage smokers who are admitted to the hospital to quit and to stay
tobacco free.
NJGASP (Group Against Smoking Pollution)
DHSS supports the work of NJGASP, a nonprofit anti-tobacco organization
that provides training and technical support to municipalities to reduce
tobacco use in the community. Their advocacy for smoke-free workplaces,
restaurants and municipalities has contributed to more than 213 local
ordinances to control tobacco sales and 171 local government ordinances
to control outdoor tobacco use.
Community Partnerships
All 21 counties in the state have a Community Against Tobacco (CAT) coalition
working to change or establish community norms, attitudes and behaviors
around tobacco use. These coalitions bring hundreds of partners together
across the state to develop community-based strategies to reduce smoking
and public exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, support programs that
help smokers quit smoking, and reach out to New Jersey's diverse populations
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society has been an active partner of the NJ Department
of Health and Senior Services for more than a decade. The first community-based,
tobacco-control program in NJ, ASSIST was a joint effort by ACS and DHSS.
Currently, ACS is working on a program to assist employers to help employees
to quit smoking.
American Heart Association
A long-time tobacco control advocate, the American Heart Association continues
to support both state and local efforts to control tobacco in New Jersey.
American Lung Association
The American Lung Association has developed a program to assist youthful
smokers to quit smoking. Through a grant with DHSS, the NOT (Not on Tobacco)
program will be offered in a number of NJ high schools this year.
Local Health Officer Association
Health Officers in NJ have long advocated for tobacco control. Local Health
Departments are the primary agents to enforce the tobacco age of sale
enforcement laws in New Jersey.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
The Tobacco Dependence Program (formerly called Addressing Tobacco) has
long been a leader in the advocating smoke-free environments and the treatment
of people who are dependent on tobacco. This program has trained hundreds
of health professionals on how to introduce and implement smoke-free policies
in various settings.
Our National Partners
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
Tobacco Free Kids, Inc.
American Legacy Foundation (ALF) |
