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Health Education

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For more information about tobacco prevention and other health education topics, call 763-422-7282.

Tobacco-Free Communities
Anoka County
Youth Tobacco Prevention

 

Tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of disease and death in the U.S. Additionally, Anoka County residents have identified smoking for youth and adults as a major community health problem (Community Health Services (CHS) Plan, 2004). Adults and families at risk for illness and premature death related to smoking with a focus on tobacco use among underage youth continues to remain a priority (Anoka County CHS, 2005-2009).
 

The key strategies to accomplishing a reduction in youth tobacco use is through partnering with community leadership organizations, including: expanding youth leadership in the planning, advocacy, and implementation of tobacco-free policies; expanding community awareness of the dangers of second-hand smoke; increasing the number of tobacco-free homes and vehicles; providing consultation to local media advocacy campaigns; and increasing the number of active, community partners engaged in locally-driven advocacy efforts.

For more information, see the following items on this page.  Many of these items list downloadable brochures and flyers.

 

Tobacco-free Outdoor Public Places

Anoka County Health Education provides technical assistance and education to locally driven advocacy efforts for tobacco-free policies in outdoor public places.  Examples include:

Anoka, Andover, Coon Rapids, Ham Lake, Ramsey, St. Francis, and Spring Lake Park have tobacco-free policies for city owned parkland.  Click below to see:
Anoka County has a tobacco-free County Policy for county owned parkland.
Metal signs and window-cling stickers are provided to Anoka County School Districts for education and promotion of school grounds policies


Assistance to Sports and Youth Associations

The Anoka County Community Health Education Program provides technical assistance to sports and youth associations to create and promote tobacco-free policies for their organization.  Examples of supporting materials include:


Reducing Exposure to Secondhand Smoke

The Anoka County Community Health Education Program is committed to promoting tobacco-free homes and vehicles in the community to reduce youth exposure to secondhand smoke. Return the completed pledge card attached to the Breathe Easy brochure, and we will send out a free home and/or car kit with additional information!

The health education program continually works to educate the community on the dangerous health effects of exposure to secondhand smoke.

  • Dining Guide (Information in this brochure was current as of publication. It is not an endorsement of any businesses listed.  Any omissions or inaccuracies are unintentional.  If you know of smoke-free establishments in Anoka County that are not in this guide, please call 763-422-7282. We will be pleased to include it in future publications.)
  • Link to Surgeon General’s Report surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke
  • Summary of key findings Surgeon General's Summary


Community Resources Free To Residents From Anoka County Community Health Education


Links

You can find additional information through these Internet links:

 

For more information on Tobacco Prevention in Anoka County, call 763-422-7282


Promotional Items

 

 

 

Tobacco Free Yard Signs

 

 

 

Tobacco-Free Parks Display

 

 

 

Breathe Easy Display

 

 

 

Tobacco Cessation Display

 

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