Center for Tobacco and the Environment

Our mission is to prevent, reduce, and eliminate tobacco’s toxic legacy of environmental pollution and harms to human health caused by decades of commercial tobacco sales and use.

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Our Commitment

The Center for Tobacco and the Environment brings together communities and researchers from a wide range of backgrounds to seek solutions to human exposure and environmental contamination created by decades of tobacco use. We are committed to contributing to policy initiatives to end commercial tobacco sales and use by 2035.

Core Values

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Research and scholarship

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Pluralism, openness, and integrity

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion

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Innovation and sustainability

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Environmental justice

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We met an impressive group of dedicated Friday Nig

We met an impressive group of dedicated Friday Night Live Leaders at the 2024 California Friday Night Live Training Institute. We look forward to collaborating with this amazing organization.

#40YearsofFNL #FNLLTI2024 #thirdhandsmoke #healthequity #healthyteens #healthykids #tobaccofreekids #tobaccofreeca #education #tobaccofreegeneration #tobaccoendgame #california #KickItCA

Meet even more of our amazing staff at the Policy

Meet even more of our amazing staff at the Policy Research Center for Tobacco and the Environment Staff!
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@say_sandiego @stanfordreachlab @ashorg capublichealth @undotobacco @truthinitiative @tobaccofreekids @american_heart @therealcost @lungassociation @acs_california @californiahealth.co @take_down_tobacco @cdc.gov @publichealthlawcenter @catobaccocenter @fctc.tobacco.environment
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#tobaccoandenvironment #thirdhandsmoke #research #beautifulsandiego #takedowntobacco #secondhandsmoke #smokefree #tobaccofree #livesmokefree #tobaccofreegenerations #notobacco #kickbutts #stopsmoking #toxic #quitsmoking #quitnow #kickthehabit #tobaccoendgame #1800QUITNOW #getinformed #KickITCA

Meet more of our amazing staff at the Policy Resea

Meet more of our amazing staff at the Policy Research Center for Tobacco and the Environment Staff!
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@say_sandiego @stanfordreachlab @ashorg @undotobacco @truthinitiative @tobaccofreekids @american_heart @therealcost @lungassociation @acs_california @californiahealth.co @take_down_tobacco @cdc.gov @publichealthlawcenter @catobaccocenter @fctc.tobacco.environment
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#tobaccoandenvironment #thirdhandsmoke #research #beautifulsandiego #takedowntobacco #secondhandsmoke #smokefree #tobaccofree #livesmokefree #tobaccofreegenerations #notobacco #kickbutts #stopsmoking #toxic #quitsmoking #quitnow #kickthehabit #tobaccoendgame #1800QUITNOW #getinformed #KickITCA

Have you heard about our Policy Research Center fo

Have you heard about our Policy Research Center for Tobacco and the Environment? Meet the leadership team!
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@say_sandiego @stanfordreachlab @ashorg @spatdp @undotobacco @truthinitiative @tobaccofreekids @american_heart @therealcost @lungassociation @acs_california @californiahealth.co @take_down_tobacco @cdc.gov @publichealthlawcenter @catobaccocenter @fctc.tobacco.environment
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#tobaccoandenvironment #thirdhandsmoke #research #beautifulsandiego #takedowntobacco #secondhandsmoke #smokefree #tobaccofree #livesmokefree #tobaccofreegenerations #notobacco #kickbutts #stopsmoking #toxic #quitsmoking #quitnow #kickthehabit #tobaccoendgame #1800QUITNOW #getinformed #KickITCA

Welcome to the Policy Research Center for Tobacco

Welcome to the Policy Research Center for Tobacco and the Environment! 🚭🪴Swipe to learn more 👉
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#tobaccoandenvironment #thirdhandsmoke #research #beautifulsandiego #takedowntobacco #secondhandsmoke #smokefree #tobaccofree #livesmokefree #tobaccofreegenerations #notobacco #kickbutts #stopsmoking #toxic #quitsmoking #quitnow #kickthehabit #tobaccoendgame #1800QUITNOW #getinformed #KickITCA

On World No Tobacco Day, The Center for Tobacco an

On World No Tobacco Day, The Center for Tobacco and the Environment hosted the first annual Tobacco and the Environment Symposium. We want to thank everyone who joined us in person and via Zoom. We look forward to seeing you again next year!
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#thirdhandsmoke #research #beautifulsandiego #takedowntobacco #secondhandsmoke #smokefree #tobaccofree #livesmokefree #tobaccofreegenerations #notobacco #kickbutts #stopsmoking #toxic #quitsmoking #quitnow #kickthehabit #tobaccoendgame #1800QUITNOW #getinformed #KickITCA

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first United States Surgeon General’s Report in 1964. In honor of the anniversary of the first report, the Center for Tobacco and the Environment interviewed Thomas Novotny, MD MPH, Professor Emeritus in the School of Public Health at @SanDiegoStateUniversity, who has served in multiple roles for producing Surgeon General Reports, about his experience with them.
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#thirdhandsmoke #surgeongeneral #takedowntobacco #secondhandsmoke #smokefree #tobaccofree #livesmokefree #notobacco #kickbutts #stopsmoking #toxic #quitsmoking #quitnow #kickthehabit #tobaccoendgame #1800QUITNOW #getinformed #KickITCA

Happy World Environment Day! Preserve our environm

Happy World Environment Day! Preserve our environment for more generations to come by going #smokefree!

#worldenvironmentday #thirdhandsmoke #tobaccproductwaste #takedowntobacco #secondhandsmoke #tobaccofree #livesmokefree #notobacco #kickbutts #stopsmoking #toxic #quitsmoking #quitnow #kickthehabit #tobaccoendgame #1800QUITNOW #getinformed #healthyliving #cleanearth #noplannetb #KickItCA

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