About the South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative

The South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative is a statewide assembly of the leading health organizations, community coalitions, and businesses committed to reducing the toll of tobacco use in South Carolina by providing resources and information on tobacco-related issues to advocates, lawmakers and concerned citizens.

Serving as a forum and voice for tobacco control in South Carolina, the South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative promotes a coordinated effort among its member organizations to prevent tobacco use and its consequences while maintaining economic viability of all our communities.

The purposes of the Collaborative are:

• To provide leadership in the development of state, county and local tobacco policies and actions which promote an environment which is safer for youth and adults;
• To provide and facilitate meetings of interested organizations and communities;
• To promote opportunities for current and future organizations to examine research, trends, legislative issues, concerns and ideas, and to generate solutions which will promote tobacco-safe communities;
• To promote and support advocacy for tobacco-safe communities among the membership, at regional, state and national levels.