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Area Tobacco Prevention Group to Meet In Baton Rouge

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Amy B. Ferguson, Keating Magee
504-299-7175

AREA TOBACCO PREVENTION GROUP TO MEET IN BATON ROUGE

New Orleans, July 22, 2004—The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) will host its next regional organizing meeting on Tuesday, July 27, 10:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. at the Baton Rouge office of the American Cancer Society, 10528 Kentshire Court.
TFL, a statewide tobacco prevention initiative that seeks to reduce the harmful effects of tobacco use among Louisianians, encourages all previous participants in the Statewide Summit on Tobacco Prevention and the first organizing meeting to attend. The meeting is also open to community leaders, concerned members of the public, and representatives from area organizations.
The Baton Rouge region covers the following parishes: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Feliciana and Pointe Coupee.
Lunch will be served at the meeting. For more information or to RSVP, those interested should contact Cheryll Sheard, TFLs statewide manager, at 504-301-9817.
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living provides statewide coordination of existing tobacco control initiatives, funds innovative community programming for tobacco control, and develops statewide media campaigns to help reduce the excessive burden of tobacco use on the states resources and improve Louisianas overall health and quality of life.

Tobacco Fact: In 2002, each pack of cigarettes sold in Louisiana cost an estimated $7.27 in smoking-attributable direct medical expenses and lost productivity.