The Greene County Tobacco Control Program offers a variety of services and resources to assist Greene County residents with tobacco use prevention and cessation.

As a subcontractor of Tobacco Free SWPA, the Greene County Drug & Alcohol Program received funding from the Tobacco Settlement Fund for tobacco use prevention and cessation. Click here to read more about the goals of programs supported by the Tobacco Settlement Fund.

Our Mission
The Greene County Tobacco Coalition works to prevent initiation of tobacco use among young people; promote quitting among adults and young people; eliminate nonsmokers’ exposure to secondhand smoke; and identify and eliminate tobacco-related health disparities.

For children under 14, parents, and educators, www.WhereIsPete.org features a variety of interactive learning tools – including

• a specially designed interactive learning game, “Chew or Eww,”
• a calendar of special event appearances by Pete the Tooth,
• downloadable facts about smokeless tobacco,
• tips on talking to kids about tobacco and television ads.

All are designed to show the dangerous and less appealing side of smokeless tobacco.

• Interact with Pete the Tooth on myspace—post messages and read and respond to his Blog at: www.myspace.com/whereispete

• Pete the Tooth shares a video diary chronicling his experiences “breaking up” with chew tobacco— view the video at:
  www.youtube.com/4whereispete