Community Action Partnership

"Community action changes people's lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other."

If you want to STOP using tobacco call the Nebraska Tobacco Quitline at

1-800-QuitNow

(1-800-784-8669).

The call if toll-free. You will be able to talk with a trained cessation counselor that can help you quit tobacco for good.

Tobacco Free Nebraska (TFN) is the state's comprehensive tobacco prevention program that works to:

Help people quit,

Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke,

Keep youth from starting,

Reach underserved populations.

The movement includes many partners across the state.

The Tobacco Free Nebraska (TFN) movement includes many statewide partners. All are dedicated to reducing tobacco use among young people, eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke, and helping people quit.

Local tobacco prevention coalitions(such as Tobacco Free Nebraska Scotts Bluff County), schools, and non-profits like the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, and American Heart Association often partner with TFN. Health care providers and educators, law enforcement, teachers, and community leaders work as well to address the serious health issues that result from tobacco use and exposure.

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For more information, contact:

Local - Tobacco Free Nebraska Scotts Bluff County

Stephen Huerta

3350 10th St.

Gering, NE 69341

Phone: (308) 632-2601

E-mail: shuerta@capwn.org

State - Tobacco Free Nebraska

P.O. Box 95026

Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5026

Phone: (402) 471-2101

Tobacco Free Nebraska Scotts Bluff County (TFNSBC) is the local branch of Tobacco Free Nebraska. The group supports a Youth Group called No Limits. For more information on the local branch and/or the Youth Group contact TFNSBC Program Director Stephen Huerta.