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SMOKE-FREE FENTON CELEBRATION AND FOOD TRUCK SOCIAL

Jul. 1, 2021

Fenton, La – (July 22, 2019) – On May 15, 2019 the Village of Fenton Council passed a smoke free measure that goes beyond the state’s current smoke-free ordinance and includes bars and gaming establishments within the village. In celebration of these efforts, which went into effect on July 1, 2019, the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) and the Village of Fenton invite residents to a celebratory food truck social.

WHO: Representatives from TFL and the Village of Fenton welcome residents to participate and learn more about Fenton’s commitment to a healthier community

WHEN: Saturday, July 27, 2019

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

WHERE: Highway 165

Fenton, LA

(Just north of Fenton Baptist Church)

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The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living

The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) engages in local and statewide tobacco control policy efforts that focus on tobacco prevention and initiation among youth, eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke, promote cessation services, and identify and eliminate tobacco-related disparities. TFL is guided by best practices in tobacco control and envisions a healthier Louisiana by reducing the excessive burden of tobacco use on all Louisianans. For more information visit www.tobaccofreeliving.org. To find out more about the dangers of secondhand smoke and show your support for a smoke-free Louisiana, visit www.healthierairforall.org. To learn more about quitting tobacco, visit www.quitwithusla.org.

About the Louisiana Cancer Research Center (LCRC)

Founded by the Louisiana State Legislature in 2002, the LCRC is a public-private partnership designed to promote education about cancer and conduct important research on the diagnosis, detection, treatment, and prevention of cancer in Louisiana. The LCRC partners with the public at large and four major cancer research institutions in Louisiana: LSU Health, Tulane University, Ochsner Health System, and Xavier University. More information about the LCRC is available at www.louisianacancercenter.org.

About the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI)

LPHI, founded in 1997, is a statewide 501(c)(3) nonprofit and public health institute that translates evidence into strategy to optimize health ecosystems. Our work focuses on uncovering complementary connections across sectors to combine the social, economic, and human capital needed to align action for health. We champion health for people, within systems, and throughout communities because we envision a world where everyone has the opportunity to be healthy. For more information, visit www.lphi.org.