- Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.
- Decrease the social acceptability of tobacco use.
- Prevent initiation of tobacco use to prevent young people from becoming smokers.
- Promote cessation from tobacco use.
The Rip Van Winkle Tobacco-Free Coalition of Columbia and Greene Counties is a program of the Healthcare Consortium. It is a grant funded by the New York State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program (NYTCP).







