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Who We Are: The Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition (CDTFC) is a non-profit partnership of people and organizations from Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady counties.
Our Motto: Fighting Big Tobacco. Saving Lives.
Our Mission: Reducing adolescent and adult use of tobacco through cooperative programs in prevention, cessation, advocacy, and community education.
Since 1993 the Coalition has been working in the community to meet these goals:
1. Eliminate exposure to second hand smoke.
2. Decrease the social acceptability of tobacco use.
3. Promote cessation of tobacco use.
4. Prevent the initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults.
Our Methods:
1. Educate the public about the risks of tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke,
and the tactics of the tobacco industry in marketing to children and youth
2. Conduct media campaigns to raise awareness and promote cessation
3. Train community agents of change to promote tobacco-free goals
4. Develop and implement tobacco-free policies in indoor and outdoor environments
5. Develop and widely distribute informational materials
CDTFC is a Community Partner of the New York State Tobacco Control Program, and is funded by a grant from the New York State Department of Health.
Members: CDTFC is continually expanding its membership to best represent the broad interests of a variety of community stakeholders. Current participating agencies include:
· Addictions Care Center of Albany
· Albany County Department of Health
· Albany College of Pharmacy
· Albany Medical Center
· American Cancer Society
· American Heart Association
· American Lung Association of New York State
· Bellevue Woman’s Hospital
· BlueShield of Northeastern New York
· Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Council
· Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc.
· Community Cradle
· Ellis Hospital
· Foundation for Healthy Living
· The National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service
· Northeast Health
· Reality Check of Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady Counties
· Rensselaer County Public Health Department
· The Sage Colleges
· St. Peter’s Health Care Services
· Schenectady County Public Health
· School Policy Program Partners, Albany/Schenectady Counties
· School Policy Program Partner, Rensselaer County
· Seton Health
· South American Spanish Association
Contact: If you are interested in joining the Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition, please contact us:
849 2nd Avenue, Troy, NY 12180
Phone: 518.233.1106
Fax: 518.268.5864
Email: contact @ smokefreecapital.org*
* Re: general email address – Spaces have been placed before and after the “@” in the above email address to minimize the receipt of unwanted email. For general information requests, eliminate spaces between info, @, and smokefreecapital.org when sending email. Thank you
Directions: For directions to our office:
From the North:
Take I-87 S.
Take exit 8A towards GROOMS RD / WATERFORD. Drive for 0.3 miles.
Turn LEFT onto CR-91. Drive for 1.6 miles.
Go STRAIGHT on GUIDEBOARD ROAD. Drive for 1.3 miles.
Go STRAIGHT on MIDDLETOWN ROAD. Drive for 3.3 miles.
Go STRAIGHT on 6TH STREET. Drive for 0.3 miles.
Turn LEFT onto RT-32. Drive for 0.2 miles.
Go STRAIGHT on BROAD STREET. Drive for 0.2 miles.
Go STRAIGHT on US-4. Drive for 0.1 miles.
Keep RIGHT to stay on US-4. Drive for 0.2 miles.
849 2nd Avenue on the RIGHT in center of Plaza.
From the South:
Take 787 North
Make a right at the 4th light onto Ontario St/470E (this turn is several lights past exit 9)
Stay on Ontario until the 3rd light at the intersection with 2nd Ave (Stewart's will be on your left and Mr. Subb and CVS on your right)
Make a left onto 2nd Ave and travel about one mile
Our building is in the Riverview Plaza on the left set back slightly from the road (there is a parking lot in front). The strip mall has a Blockbuster, Rent A Center, and Dunkin Donuts and is just before Burger King.
