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Who We Are: The Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition (CDTFC) is a non-profit partnership of people and organizations from Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady counties.
Our Motto: Fighting Big Tobacco. Saving Lives.
Our Mission: Reducing adolescent and adult use of tobacco through cooperative programs in prevention, cessation, advocacy, and community education.
Since 1993 the Coalition has been working in the community to meet these goals:
1. Eliminate exposure to second hand smoke.
2. Decrease the social acceptability of tobacco use.
3. Promote cessation of tobacco use.
4. Prevent the initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults.
Our Methods:
1. Educate the public about the risks of tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke,
and the tactics of the tobacco industry in marketing to children and youth
2. Conduct media campaigns to raise awareness and promote cessation
3. Train community agents of change to promote tobacco-free goals
4. Develop and implement tobacco-free policies in indoor and outdoor environments
5. Develop and widely distribute informational materials
CDTFC is a Community Partner of the New York State Tobacco Control Program, and is funded by a grant from the New York State Department of Health.
Members: CDTFC is continually expanding its membership to best represent the broad interests of a variety of community stakeholders. Current participating agencies include:
· Addictions Care Center of Albany
· Albany County Department of Health
· Albany College of Pharmacy
· Albany Medical Center
· American Cancer Society
· American Heart Association
· American Lung Association of New York State
· Bellevue Woman’s Hospital
· BlueShield of Northeastern New York
· Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Council
· Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc.
· Community Cradle
· Ellis Hospital
· Foundation for Healthy Living
· The National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service
· Northeast Health
· Reality Check of Rensselear County
· Reality Check New York: Albany and Schenectady Counties
· Rensselaer County Public Health Department
· The Sage Colleges
· St. Peter’s Health Care Services
· Schenectady County Public Health
· School Policy Program Partners, Albany/Schenectady Counties
· School Policy Program Partner, Rensselaer County
· Seton Health
· South American Spanish Association
Contact: If you are interested in joining the Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition, please contact us:
24 Aviation Rd, Suite 204, Albany NY 12205
Phone: 518.459. 2388
Fax: 518.459.2633
Email: contact @ smokefreecapital.org*
* Re: general email address – Spaces have been placed before and after the “@” in the above email address to minimize the receipt of unwanted email. For general information requests, eliminate spaces between contact, @, and smokefreecapital.org when sending email. Thank you
Directions: For directions to our office:
From the North:
I-87 South.
Take EXIT 4 toward RT-155 W/ALBANY AIRPORT.
Turn LEFT onto WOLF RD/NY-155/CR-153.
Turn LEFT onto ALBANY SHAKER RD/CR-151.
Turn RIGHT onto WOLF RD.
Turn LEFT onto COMPUTER DR E.
Turn LEFT onto AVIATION RD.
24 Aviation Rd on RIGHT.
From the South:
I-87 North.
Take the RT-5 E/WOLF RD exit, EXIT 2E, toward ALBANY.
Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp.
Merge onto WOLF RD.
Turn RIGHT onto COMPUTER DR E.
Turn LEFT onto AVIATION RD.
24 Aviation Rd on RIGHT.
