Volusia County, Fla. - The Tobacco Free Florida - Volusia County Partnership will convene by conference call at 4 p.m., Monday, October 24. Partners will discuss surveying the public about tobacco sales at retail locations.

The Partnership is looking at ways tobacco companies market products in local retail outlets including advertising in convenience stores and other outlets where point of sale promotion is most effective. This includes display racks, counter mats, entrance and exit signs, and signage near candy and snack products frequented by youth. The group’s goal is to work toward policy changes to better protect youth from vigorous tobacco marketing.

The Partnership is a county-wide, locally organized group committed to saving lives and improving the overall health and wellbeing of residents and visitors by reducing and/or eliminating the use of tobacco products. The Partnership is organized to advocate on the local, state and national level for prevention of the initiation of tobacco use among youth, protection from secondhand smoke, and promotion of tobacco cessation.

To access the meeting via conference call (audio only), dial 1-888-670-3525, passcode 917 914 7160.

For more information, please contact Kristen Mialki at 386-274-0601 or Kristen.mialki@flhealth.gov.

For free help to quit smoking, call 1-877-U-CAN-NOW or visit TobaccoFreeFlorida.com.

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*Editor’s note: Tobacco Free Florida’s and DOH-Volusia’s assistance with local tobacco free policy efforts are not lobbying but are services to build awareness and support of jurisdictional voluntary initiatives to improve the health of Floridians.

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