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.