Smoke-Free VT
Creating Healthy & Supportive Environments for All
“We shape our public spaces, and afterwards our public spaces shape us.”
Adapted from Winston Churchill
Quit Help for Youth and Adults
We know that nicotine use is one of the biggest causes of preventable deaths in Vermont.
We also know that it is a very hard addiction to beat. We promote a variety of programs that support those working to quit.
Ready to Quit? We Can Help.
Your Quit, Your Way: Personalized Support for Lasting Change
Support for Youth
Brattleboro Area
Ricky Davidson, BUHS | rdavidson@wsesdvt.org
Lauren Petrie, BAMS | lpetrie@wsesdvt.org
My Life, My Quit™ is the free and confidential way for teens to quit smoking or vaping.
Text “Start My Quit” to 36072 or visit MyLifeMyQuit.com to learn more.
The first-of-its-kind texting app to help young people quit vaping,
This is Quitting has helped more than 250,000 youth and young adults on their journey to quit vaping.
Teens and young adults can join for free by texting VTVAPEFREE to 88709
Ready to Quit? We Can Help.
Your Quit, Your Way: Personalized Support for Lasting Change
Support for Adults
Brattleboro Area
802-257-3171
Quit Kits
A collection of materials to help you on on your quit journey!
Get free, tailored tobacco and nicotine quit support by phone, text or online. Enroll today at 802Quits.org or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).
The EX Program, a digital tobacco cessation program developed by Truth Initiative in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic, offers personalized support and resources to help people quit smoking, vaping, and using other nicotine products, including access to quit medication and a supportive online community.
Cessation Bingo, a fun, interactive activity developed by WCPP, aids in developing healthy habits that take the place of nicotine use. Bingo kits are free and available to the public. Click the link above to request a kit!
As A Community, We Do This Together.
Individuals are more successful in making healthy choices when “environmental supports” are in all of the places where they live, learn, work, and play. Our built & social environments influence our behaviors, including the decision of whether or not to use tobacco products.
Smoke/Vape Free Signage & Policy
Examples:
- Smoke-Free Events
- Smoke-Free Parks and Recreation Facilities
- Dedicated spaces for community gardens and farmers
Order Your Smoke/Vape Free Signs Here
Do you have a Smoke/Vape free event coming up?
We have free lawn signs to help you get the word out that your event is Smoke/Vape free!
Why Go Smoke/Vape Free?
In surveys conducted across Windham County: 66-80% of tenants, smokers and non-smokers alike, from market and subsidized housing, would prefer to live in a smoke/vape free environment.
Smoke/Vape Free Housing
Did you know?
Most renters prefer smoke/vape free housing.
In surveys conducted across Windham County: 66-80% of tenants, smokers and non-smokers alike, from market and subsidized housing, would prefer to live in a smoke/vape free environment.
Make Your Property Smoke- and Vape-free
There are many benefits to owners/managers and residents of smoke- and vape-free multi-unit housing, including reduced property maintenance and increased marketability.
Learn more about creating a healthier community from the Vermont Department Health and get access to free resources, such as the Smoke- and Vape-free Housing Toolkit and outdoor building and property signs.
Breathing Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk of: Stroke, Heart Attack & Lung Cancer
Secondhand Smoke
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Windham County Prevention Partnership | Email: windhampartnership@gmail.com
