Tobacco-Free Task Force Organizing Meeting to be held on the Northshore

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Media Contact:
Amy B. Ferguson, Keating Magee
Cheryl Klein, TFL
504-299-7175
985-871-8353

TOBACCO-FREE TASK FORCE ORGANIZING MEETING TO BE HELD ON THE NORTHSHORE

Hammond, November 29, 2004—The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) will host its next regional Tobacco-Free Task Force organizing meeting on Wednesday, December 8th at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hammond Health Unit at 15481 West Club Deluxe Road in Hammond.
TFL is a statewide tobacco prevention initiative that seeks to reduce the harmful effects of tobacco use among Louisianans. All concerned members of the community, cancer survivors, community leaders and representatives from area hospitals and organizations are invited to attend and get involved. Previous participants in the Statewide Summit on Tobacco Prevention and the first organizing meeting are also encouraged to attend.
The meeting is intended to organize tobacco prevention efforts in the Northshore region (Office of Public Health Region 9), which includes the following parishes: St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Livingston, Washington, and St. Tammany. A light lunch will be served, so those planning to attend should please RSVP by December 5th.
Please contact Cheryl Klein, TFLs Region 9 Coordinator, at 985-871-8353 or send email to cklein@lphi.org for more information or to RSVP for the meeting.
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. For more information, visit www.tobaccofreeliving.org.

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.