Tobacco education, prevention, and cessation efforts include the following:

• Providing support and technical assistance to other organizations in the community working on tobacco control (Family Intercultural Resource Center, Summit School District and Mountain Mentors)
• Advertising cessation resources (1-800-QuitLine and www.coquitnet.org) and promoting smoke-free autos and homes through marketing campaigns and material dissemination at special events
• Coordination of the Summit County Tobacco Coalition
• Providing cessation resources to physicians, dentists, clinics, schools, businesses and local organizations for their clients, students and employees
• Educating and training local childcare and family providers on secondhand smoke
• Providing child care providers, physicians, WIC and family providers with secondhand smoke resources
• Researching and developing best practices to reach disparate populations, including Latinos
• Offering technical assistance to schools and other businesses relating to policies that promote tobacco-free environments and campuses
• Educating tobacco retailers on tobacco laws and checking ID’s through speaking engagements and material dissemination to reduce tobacco sales to minors