Tobacco Fact
Smoking reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood, reducing your stamina for sports and other physical activities.



A Community Partnership funded through the
NYS Department of Health Tobacco Control Program
and administered by the
Dutchess County Department of Health

Toll-Free SmokeFree Dutchess Number
1-866-481-2345

Vicki Lucarini, RN, BSN
Smokefree Dutchess Project Director
(845) 486-3559
Fax (845) 486-3561

Megan Root, MSW
Smokefree Dutchess Project Coordinator
(845) 790-5976
Fax (845) 790-5988

Coalition Chairperson
Ron Lipp
Executive Director, Dutchess 2000

To report a violation of the new Clean Indoor Air law, please call the Environmental Division of the Dutchess County Department Of Health at (845) 486-3404.
(The date, time, violator name, description of what happened, and your name will be required.)

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SmokeFree Dutchess is a community partnership with the American Cancer Society (ACS); the American Heart Association (AHA); the American Lung Association (ALA); the Dutchess County Department of Health; the Dutchess County Medical Society; Council on Addiction Prevention & Education of Dutchess County, Inc (CAPE); Vassar Brothers Medical Center; Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers; community based organizations, physicians, businesses, schools, and Dutchess County residents.