Paris, Tenn.—It’s ‘Quittin’ Time’ in Henry County and the Henry County Extension Office is one of workplaces around the county which is encouraging residents to ‘call it quits’ and make the right call to protect their health by quitting smoking.
Tennessee now ranks 44th in the nation in smoking prevalence among adults. The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 22.1 percent of Tennesseans smoke, noticeably higher than the U.S. rate of 15.1 percent. While the state’s adult smoking rate has become stagnant in recent years, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey reports youth tobacco use in Tennessee has declined to 16.7 percent.
In photo are, from left: Michele Atkins, Cherry Boyd, Phyllis Lemonds, Staci Foy and Ransom Goodman.
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