About Us

Smoke-Free St. Louis City is a coalition of concerned citizens and organizations including the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, American Heart Association, Tobacco-Free Missouri, St. Louis Regional Asthma Consortium, Saint Louis University Cancer Center, BJC HealthCare, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Missouri Public Interest Research Group, Maternal Child & Family Health Coalition, Institute for Family Medicine, and many others.

Our Mission:

To educate the community and local decision makers on the dangers of secondhand smoke and the ill health effects smoking in bars, restaurants and the workplace brings. With the long term goal of a comprehensive smoke-free policy in St. Louis City that protects the health of all our city's citizens.

Why:

Secondhand smoke is not a nuisance; it's a community health hazard. Every day, thousands of people in St. Louis - customers and employees - breathe secondhand smoke inside public places. We need to protect our right to breathe smoke-free air. Fewer than 25% of people smoke - so if you want to breathe fresh air in St. Louis, you're not alone. The time has come for a Smoke-Free St. Louis City!


Contact Us:
mail:  P.O. Box 23416   St. Louis, MO  63156
phone:  314-535-0114
email:  smokefreestl@gmail.com
facebook: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5126918303
myspace: www.myspace.com/smokefreestl


staff:

Jason Vander Weele, Coalition Coordinator
jason.smokefreestl@gmail.com

Jessica Mitchell, Operations Coordinator
jessica.smokefreestl@gmail.com


Additional information on smoke-free related issues:

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Office on Smoking and Health: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/SmokingAndTobacco/

Americans for Nonsmokers Rights: www.no-smoke.org

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids: www.tobaccofreekids.org

Supporting Organizations

American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org

American Heart Association: www.heart.org

American Lung Association: www.lungusa.org

BJC HealthCare: www.bjc.org

Institute for Family Medicine: www.ifm-stl.org

Ken Grober, owner/partner Fuzio Universal Pasta & Java Plus: www.fuzio.com

LGBT Community Center of Metropolitan St. Louis:www.findmycenter.com

Lane Comprehensive Cancer Coalition: www.lanetabernaclestl.com

Lane Tabernacle CME Church: www.lanetabernaclestl.com

Maternal Child & Family Health Coalition: http://www.stl-mcfhc.org/

Missouri Public Interest Research Group: www.mopirg.org

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse - St. Louis Area: http://www.ncada-stl.org/

Pentecostal Sts Tabernacle:  http://www.pstonline.org/

Saint Louis University Cancer Center:http://cancercenter.slu.edu/

Saint Louis University Community and Family Medicine: http://medschool.slu.edu/comfam/

Saint Louis University Tobacco Prevention Center:http://www.tobaccopreventioncenter.org/

St. Louis Diabetes Coalition: www.diabetescoalition.org

St. Louis Suburban School Nurses' Association: http://www.slssna.org/

Program for the Elimination of Cancer Disparities (PECaD) at Siteman Cancer Center: http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/internal.aspx?id=287

St. Louis Regional Asthma Consortium:www.asthma-stlouis.org

Tobacco-Free Missouri, Greater St. Louis Coalition: www.tobaccofreemo.org

Williams and Associates, Inc.: http://www.wmsandassoc.org/