Tobacco Prevention

What we do 

CHCC provides assistance to work sites, schools and community organizations in developing and implementing smoke-free/tobacco-free policies.

Who we reach

CHCC’s tobacco prevention activities focus on working with businesses, towns and school administrative units in order to serve the broader community. 

Our approach

• Retailers: CHCC works with area tobacco retailers to implement the NO BUTS! and Star Store programs to reduce underage tobacco sales.
• Municipalities: CHCC assists local municipalities in developing and implementing smoke-free parks, beaches, events and recreational area policies.
• Work sites: CHCC assists work sites with tobacco policy development that meets or exceeds Maine Smoke-Free Workplace law.
• Schools: CHCC assists local School Administrative Units with district tobacco policy development and implementation.

Additional Resources

• Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine
• Breathe Easy Coalition
• Take the Smoke-Free Home Pledge
• Good Work! Resource Kit — Creating a Smoke-free Workplace
• Maine Tobacco HelpLine: Thinking About Quitting? Free Assistance at 1-800-207-1230
• The QuitLink
• Southern Maine Health Care: Be Tobacco Free Cessation Class