Tobacco Free Rhode Island

Tobacco Free Rhode Island (TFRI) housed at the American Lung Association, is a statewide network of organizations and individuals working to reduce tobacco and nicotine use – the leading cause of preventable death in Rhode Island. We are a central coordinator for people and organizations working on tobacco control in Rhode Island.

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Tobacco Free Rhode Island and the American Lung Association work to create a tobacco-free future for all with an objective to reduce adult and youth commercial tobacco and nicotine use. Strategies to meet this goal require a multi-component comprehensive public health approach to addressing youth vaping through programmatic components inclusive of youth activism, education, policy change, prevention, intervention and cessation. Download a detailed copy of American Lung Association’s Comprehensive Approach to Ending Youth Vaping as a roadmap to help create a tobacco-free future for generations ahead. 

The Rhode Island Tobacco-Free Schools Campus Model Policy was created by Tobacco Free Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department of Health, Rhode Island Student Assistance Services, the American Heart Association, and the American Lung Association. It builds off of the 2019 tobacco-free schools model policy. The 2024 version reflects recent changes to state laws, redefines tobacco products, promotes fair and equitable implementation practices, excludes acceptance of any tobacco industry-funded promotions, and encourages progressive penalties that are less punitive and more restorative.