This program encourages family members — whether smokers or not — to live in a smoke-free environment by making sure that no one smokes in the house or the car. This applies to family members and visitors.
Families can register any time they want at TakeYourButtOutside.ca. The program helps families who want to live in a smoke-free environment by offering them:
Smoke-Free Family is an initiative of ACTI-MENU and the Prevention Division of the Montreal Heart Institute. The program is developed in partnership with a number of public and private organizations, including Quebec’s department of health and social services (the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux), its public health departments (the Directions de santé publique du Québec), the Canadian Cancer Society, Jean Coutu, Johnson & Johnson and Health Canada.
For more information, contact Mylène Khalil at 514 985-2466, ext. 242 or at mkhalil@actimenu.ca.