Tobacco Free for a Healthy New Jersey

Tobacco Free for a Healthy NJ (TFHNJ) statewide project focusing on increasing our residents’ access to smoke-free air where they work, live, and play. ~ NJPN

The New Jersey Prevention Network will host a regional meeting "Tobacco Free For a Healthy NJ" in Lakewood on Monday, April 4th at 10 am.

The group hopes to talk about ways to control tobacco products here at the Jersey Shore. The event is open to the public!

Here are some smoking related facts ... according to the Center For Disease Control and Prevention ....

• More than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by smoking.
• For every person who dies because of smoking, at least 30 people live with a serious smoking-related illness.
• Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
• Smoking also increases risk for tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis.
• Smoking is a known cause of erectile dysfunction in males.

To get more information or to register email jenna@njpn.org or Call 732-367-0611 ...