Milton is a member of the Smoke Free Communities Collaborative which includes the Board of Health staffs in Belmont, Brookline, Needham, Newton, Waltham, Watertown, and Wellesley. The goal of the collaborative is to focus on efforts of restricting youth access to tobacco products by complaince checks, merchant education and inspections, and reducing the public's exposure to secondhand smoke.
Programs
Smoking Cessation Referrals and Town Employee Programs
Enforce Board of Health Regulations:
Smoke-free town buildings & vehicles
Smoke-free restaurants
Smoke-free workplaces
Ban on tobacco vending machines
Prohibition of self-service of tobacco products
Permits to sell tobacco
Prohibition on sales to minors
Compliance Checks to Monitor Illegal Sales of Tobacco Products to Minors
Community Education and Participation in Health Fairs and Community Events
Annual Celebration of Great American Smokeout
Coordination with Public School Health Education Program
Participation in Town Tobacco Advisory Committee and Public School Health Advisory Committee
Smoking Cessation and Environmental Tobacco Smoke Surveys
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