The Tobacco Action Coalition of Long Island (TAC) was established in 1990 as one of twenty-two coalitions in New York State who participated in the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST).
Currently, we are one of thirty community partnerships funded by the NYS Department of Health’s Tobacco Control Program. The coalition consists of healthcare providers, local and state government agencies, non-profit organizations, youth agencies, community groups and other concerned citizens.
Our mission is to increase the acceptance of non-smoking as the social norm. Our goals are prevention, cessation and protection: the prevention of youth initiation; the cessation of tobacco use; and the protection of non-smokers. We strive to meet these goals by working through media advocacy, policy initiatives and existing tobacco education and control programs.
Alliance For Smoke-Free Air
American Cancer Society – Eastern Division
American Heart Association
American Lung Association of NYS
Association of School-Based Prevention, Intervention, Resource and Education Professionals (ASPIRE)
Clubhouse of Suffolk
Community Wellness Council of the Bellmores and Merricks, Inc.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
Diabetes Resource Coalition of Long Island
Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Long Beach Medical Center – F.A.C.T.S.
Long Island Lesbian Cancer Initiative (LILCI)
Long Island Network of Community Services
Manhasset CASA
Nassau County Department of Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Nassau County Department of Health
National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service
New York State Department of Health
North Shore - Long Island Jewish Healthcare System
NYS Public Health Association – L.I. Region
South Nassau Communities Hospital
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook University Student Health Services
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
Student Support Services Network – LI Region
Suffolk Coalition to Prevent Alcohol and Drug Dependencies, Inc.
Suffolk County Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services
Suffolk County Department of Health Services
Suffolk Youth Partnership for Health
Town of Brookhaven Youth Bureau
Winthrop-University Hospital
YMCA Family Services – Reality Check