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DOH-Gulf Recognizes Tobacco-Free Apartment Complex
June 13, 2017
DOH-Gulf Recognizes Tobacco-Free Apartment Complex
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Sarah Hinds, PIO
Sarah.Hinds@flhealth.gov
850-227-1276
Port St. Joe, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Gulf County and the Gulf County Tobacco Free Partnership would like to recognize Hallmark Companies, Inc. for making Pine Ridge Apartment Complex, located in Port St. Joe, tobacco free.
“Everyone benefits from a smokefree housing policy,” said Marsha Lindeman, Administrator for the Florida Department of Health in Gulf and Franklin Counties. “Smokefree buildings are cost-effective, safe, and keep people healthy. We congratulate Hallmark Companies, Inc. for taking this vital step to implement tobacco-free changes.”
New signage purchased by the Tobacco Free Partnership of Gulf County will be displayed around buildings. In addition, Pine Ridge Management will be teaming up with Big Bend Area Health Education Center (AHEC) to offer free cessation classes for current residents.
The Bureau of Tobacco Free Florida has identified 1131 smokefree multiunit properties which equates to more than 186,400 smokefree housing units statewide.1 There is free assistance available to help condo owners, associations and property managers implement smokefree policies. For more information, visit https://tobaccofreeflorida.com/current-issues/smokefree-housing/.
About Tobacco Free Florida
The department’s Tobacco Free Florida campaign is a statewide cessation and prevention campaign funded by Florida’s tobacco settlement fund. Since the program began in 2007, more than 159,000 Floridians have successfully quit using one of Tobacco Free Florida's free tools and services. There are now approximately 451,000 fewer adult smokers in Florida than there was 10 years ago, and the state has saved $17.7 billion in health care costs. To learn more about Tobacco Free Florida’s Quit Your Way services, visit www.tobaccofreeflorida.com or follow the campaign on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TobaccoFreeFlorida or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tobaccofreefla.
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1 Florida Smokefree Multiunit Housing Survey, Florida Department of Health, March 2017.
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