Kick Butts Day 2016

On March 16th, the H.E.A.R.T. Coalition’s youth group H.E.A.R.T. To H.E.L.P (Helping Everyone Live Positive) is teamed up with HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)-Future Health Professionals Club and Performing Arts Team at Carver Schools of Health Science & Research and Arts to encourage youth to stay tobacco-free and bring awareness to issues of tobacco in the community. Students will passed out educational materials on chemicals found in cigarettes, the dangers of smoking and secondhand smoke, and asked attendees to sign a pledge to stay tobacco-free.

World No Tobacco Day 2016

On World No Tobacco Day 2016, we took ownership of our community is key to promote healthy lifestyles. Our Pittman Park Tobacco Clean Up was a wonderful success!

Tobacco use in parks creates litter that negatively impacts the beautification of parks and stirs a safety concern for children and pets. This was our way to enforce and raise awareness on the Smoke-Free Ordinance for City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation.

Fulton County Board of Commissioners Meeting

The HEART Coalition asked the Fulton County Commissioners to adopt and support a tobacco free ordinance for Fulton County Parks and Recreation. A Tobacco Free Ordinance for parks and recreation centers will send a clear, distinct message that tobacco use is not the norm in our community and it will provide children with a healthy, tobacco-free environment in which to play.