Who we are
The Tobacco Free Alliance of Virginia is a broad partnership of private, nonprofit, and public leaders and organizations united in their focus on tobacco product pricing, creating comprehensive tobacco-free environments, and supporting and sharing tobacco prevention and cessation efforts.
The Tobacco Free Alliance of Virginia represents Virginia residents, businesses, academic institutions, health care providers, community-based organizations, nonprofit groups, state agencies, and advocates.
Our mission
To change policies, systems, and environments to promote a tobacco-free, healthy Virginia.
Advocacy
We engage in proactive advocacy for policies, systems, and environmental change to eliminate tobacco use in Virginia.
Coalition Building
We promote coordination and collaboration of efforts by tobacco prevention advocates.
Education
We educate policymakers and the public about strategies to create tobacco-free communities.
The toll of tobacco in Virginia
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10,700 kids try cigarettes for the first time each year
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8.1% of high school students use e-cigarettes
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758,900 adults smoke
Deaths in Virginia from smoking
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10,300 Commonwealth residents die each year from smoking
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29.3% of all cancer deaths are attributable to smoking
Smoking caused monetary costs in Virginia
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$3.61 billion in annual health care costs are directly caused by smoking
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$522.1 million in Medicaid costs caused by smoking
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$882 per household state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures
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$9.4 billion in smoking-caused productivity losses
The tobacco industry's influence in Virginia
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$8.6 billion in annual tobacco industry marketing expenditures nationwide
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$310 million in the estimated portion spent on Virginia marketing each year
