The Office of Tobacco Prevention and Control serves as the state-based tobacco information resource center accessible to anyone in the State via a toll-free phone line and provides eight Regional Tobacco Coordinators to conduct FDA Compliance investigations within the region and coordinates training workshops for work sites, schools, health care providers, and community organizations designed to:
facilitate the implementation of non-smoking policies;
provide tobacco education resources; and
promote smoke-free indoor air.
On-going support to local communities and work sites in the development of non-smoking policies/ordinances is provided by the Regional staff. Activities to reduce tobacco use by youth and initiate tobacco prevention is provided through youth education and vendor compliance education.
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Contact Persons:
Vacant
Program Manager
(903) 533-538
Lana Herriman
Regional Tobacco Coordinator
(903)533-5225
Dreka Strickland
Regional Tobacco Coordinator
903-533-5388
Sonya Keeler
Administrative Technician (903) 533-5393
Office Location:
Department of State Health Services
Health Service Region 4 and 5 North
1517 West Front Street
Tyler, Texas 75702
Telephone-(903) 595-3585 Switchboard
Fax-(903) 533-5367.
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