Did you know...that 45,000 African Americans in the United States will die each year from a preventable smoking-related disease?

Did you know...that a one-year study found that three major African–American publications—Ebony, Jet and Essence—received proportionally higher profits from cigarette advertisements than other magazines?

Did you realize...that according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking-related illnesses are the number one cause of death in the African-American community? These illnesses exceed all other causes of death, including AIDS, homicide, diabetes and accidents.

Do you know what is being done to change these statistics? The Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation (TUPCF) is taking many steps to help prevent and stop tobacco use among African-American populations. TUPCF’s counter-marketing campaign, stand, is making anti-tobacco advertising specifically for African-American youth. TUPCF encourages local community-based tobacco use prevention and cessation programs aimed at high-risk individuals in minority and regional populations. The majority of TUPCF grantees work directly with these groups of people. In addition, TUPCF recently started a “quit line” (1-800-934-4840) designed to reach minority and regional communities that may not have access to other cessation programs.