Tobacco Free York County Coalition

The Tobacco Free York County Coalition [TFYCC] is a group of York County citizens working together to improve the health of adults and children in the community as related to all currently marketed tobacco products: OUR MISSION & VISION Working to reduce the toll of tobacco products on people of all ages in York County, SC. We envision a a tobacco-product-free youth generation, free of harmful nicotine addiction, by 2050. TFYCC has been in existence since ~2005, and was instrumental in getting a comprehensive indoor-tobacco-smoke-exposure worker protection ordinance passed in most parts of York County in 2009-2010. We continue to promote common sense policy regarding commercial tobacco products at both the local and state levels. For example, we helped get the lowest-in-the-nation per-pack cigarette tax raised from 7-cents to 57-cents in 2010.

TFYCC is all about PREVENTION and CESSATION when it comes to tobacco products of all types. TFYCC continues to promote access to the free South Carolina Tobacco Quitline and full understanding of the benefits of tobacco product use-cessation. We also are committed to helping prevent nicotine addiction in the youth and young adults in our county, in partnership with other local agencies like Keystone York County and York County All On Board. TFYCC: *We Advocate* — We aid local businesses, elected officials, schools, and community leaders in the development of tobacco-free policies. TFYCC: *We Promote* — We promote tobacco-free events and environments throughout the county by utilizing various forms of media to advance tobacco-free initiatives. TFYCC: *We Educate* — We provide tobacco-related educational opportunities to the community through digital efforts as well as community involvement.