Mission
TOBACCO FREE ALLEGHENY'S MISSION WAS TO CHANGE THE COMMUNITY NORMS SURROUNDING TOBACCO, MAKING IT UNCOMMON TO SEE, USE OR BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY TOBACCO OR TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION (SECOND HAND AND THIRD HAND SMOKE).AS PART OF PENNSYLVANIA'S TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM, OUR WORK IS BASED ON THE BEST PRACTICES FOR COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS PUBLISHED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. THE GOALS IDENTIFIED WERE DESIGNED TO GUIDE PROGRAMS IN THEIR EFFORT TO SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE TOBACCO RELATED MORBIDITY, MORTALITY AND ECONOMIC COSTS.