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About Tobacco Education & Prevention
Partnership (TEPP)

Tobacco use remains the number one preventable cause of death and disease in the nation and in Boulder County. Smoking and secondhand smoke contributes to heart disease, lung cancer, emphysema, and increases the risk of pneumonia, bronchitis, and ear infections in children. 

TEPP works through community coalitions to reduce tobacco use by:

• Preventing initiation of tobacco use among young people.
• Developing and identifying services to help people quit tobacco use (cessation).
• Educating and protecting from secondhand smoke (also known as environmental tobacco smoke, or ETS).
• Eliminating disparities in tobacco use among diverse populations.

The goal of the program is to create a healthy, tobacco-free environment for all residents of Boulder County.