Onslow CHIP

(Community Health Improvement Process)

 

 
 

 

Tobacco Awareness Program (TAP)

 

 

WHO WE ARE

TAP is a local and state-wide known agency that travels to schools, businesses and other organizations giving lectures on the hazards of tobacco.

 

MISSION STATEMENT

To give students as well as adults the educational opportunity to know what the consequences can be by using tobacco products of any kind. To educate children and adults in the hazards of cigarette tobacco, secondhand smoke, smokeless tobacco and chewing tobacco. TAP teaches adult and adolescent facilitator classes in smoking cessation and provides free smoking cessation classes to those wanting to quit tobacco.

 

Interested in a class on how to quit tobacco?

 

ADULTS YOUTH & ADOLESCENTS
   

Contact: Gary L. Miner, Sr.

Tobacco Awareness Program

(910) 340-7045

minergl@ec.rr.com

 

Contact: R. Armando Arevalo or Kelli Glynn

Community Prevention Services, Inc.

(910) 353-0972

onslowcommunityprevention@yahoo.com

 

MEETINGS: Meetings are held the fourth Tuesday each month at 4 pm at 399 Johnson Boulevard, Jacksonville. For more information contact (910) 353-0972.

 

 

ONSLOW COUNTY MILESTONES TOWARD SMOKE-FREE AIR!

 

Onslow County Schools 100% tobacco-free as of July 2004!

Onslow Memorial Hospital will be 100% tobacco-free as of September 2008!

 

 

RELATED OBSERVANCES

 

Kick Butts Day, first Wednesday in April

http://www.kickbuttsday.org
April is Cancer Control Month  
Great American Smoke-Out, annually November 18th

http://www.cancer.org

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day                         

 

A SMOKE-FREE DINING GUIDE for Onslow County restaurants is available by calling

(910) 355.2447.