POWR Against Tobacco

Julia Ward is a graduating Senior from John S. Burke Catholic High School. Julia has spoken couragessly and fearlessly about the toll of tobacco on her personal...ly at many legislative visits. Julia was honorable mention for the MARO Region in 2020. Julia will be continuing her studies at Harvard University in the fall. #youthempowerment #youthactivism #seniorspotlight See more

We want to highlight our Reality Check seniors over the next couple weeks in our Senior Spotlight! This past year has been really rough on everyone, but just r...emember how resilient you are and how much the whole NYS tobacco control program appreciates your participation, leadership and advocacy in Reality Check! #youthactivism #seniorspotlight #youthleader #youthempowerment See more

The Center for a Tobacco-Free Hudson Valley is a grant program of the American Lung Association and a program of the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Tobacco Control, Health Systems for a Tobacco-Free New York. They support community health centers, mental health and behavioral facilities with professional guidance and technical assistance to ensure consistent Tobacco Dependence Treatment to positively affect the smoking rates within disparate populations Promot...e System Change in clinical settings to identify and assist patients to quit smoking Assist healthcare provider organizations to adopt a protocol for system-wide tobacco dependence treatment in accordance with the Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline 2008 Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence Work with healthcare provider medical and behavioral organizations to implement automatic referrals to the NYS Smokers’ Quitline. For more information please contact, Ruth Pollak, [email protected].

Creating a community you can rely on.