Tobacco Free Manatee

Mission

Tobacco Free Manatee partnership promotes health and wellness through changes in systems and policies that decrease secondhand smoke exposure, prevent and reduce tobacco use among youth, and reduce the number of current tobacco users.

Vision

To create a tobacco-free Manatee County.

Purpose

The Tobacco Free Manatee partnership brings together community partners that raise awareness to tobacco issues and advocate for policy change.

Goals

• Sustain a statutorily mandated comprehensive tobacco education and sue prevention program.
• Encourage Manatee County youth and adults to quit tobacco use.
• Prevent initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults.
• Eliminate Manatee County residents' exposure to secondhand smoke.

Areas of Focus

• Reduce the tobacco industry's influence in marketing to youth at the Point of Sale.
• Establish policies for Tobacco-Free Beaches and Parks in Manatee County.
• Implement and support SWAT (Students Working Against Tobacco) clubs in Manatee County.
• Establish policies for Tobacco-Free Schools in Manatee County.
• Establish policies for Cessation Access.
• Establish Smokefree Multiunit housing in Manatee County.