Each year in Minnesota, commercial tobacco use is responsible for more than 6,300 deaths and more than $3 billion in preventable health care costs and 95 percent of adult smokers started before the age of 21. Commercial tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the state.

As a coalition, we have helped pass historic, life-saving legislation to raise the tobacco sales age to 21, fund tobacco prevention and treatment programs, prohibit smoking in all public workplaces and significantly increasing the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products.

Our Policy Priorities

Today, we have four policy priorities:

• » Flavors: Ending the sale of all flavored and menthol tobacco and nicotine products
• » Price: Keeping the price of commercial tobacco high
• » Treatment: Removing barriers to commercial tobacco treatment
• » Funding: Securing dedicated funding for commercial tobacco prevention and treatment

Coalition Membership

Individuals or organizations that agree to join Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation are committing to the following:

• » Endorse the coalition’s policy priorities
• » Be listed as a supporter on materials such as the website, print materials and news releases
• » Support coalition priorities with your available means. Examples include communications or grassroots support, lobbying, or financial support

If you or your organization is interested in learning more about becoming a Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation coalition member, please click here to complete this interest form.

Our Coalition Partners

A Healthier Southwest, African American Leadership Forum, A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation, Allina Health March of Dimes, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, Medica, American Lung Association in Minnesota, Apple Tree Dental, Association for Nonsmokers – Minnesota, Aurora/St. Anthony Neighborhood Corporation, Becker County Energize, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Cancer Legal Care, CentraCare Health, Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota,  Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio – CLUES, Dodge County Public Health, Essentia Health, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, HealthEast, Perham Health, HealthPartners, Hennepin Healthcare, Hope Dental Clinic, Horizon Public Health, Indigenous Peoples Task Force, ISAIAH, JustUs Health, LAAMPP Alumni, Lake Region Healthcare, Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative, Local Public Health Association of Minnesota, Masonic Cancer Center – University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, Meeker McLeod Sibley Community Health Services, Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians, Minnesota Cancer Alliance, Minnesota Council of Health Plans, Minnesota Dental Association, Minnesota Hospital Association, Minnesota Medical Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, Minnesota Oral Health Coalition, Minnesota Public Health Association, Minnesota Society for Public Health Education, MN Association of Community Health Centers, MN Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Model Cities of St. Paul, Inc., NAMI Minnesota, North Memorial Health Care, NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center, Olmsted Medical Center, Open Cities Health Center, Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe), PartnerSHIP 4 Health, Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota, Shift MN, St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, Steele County Public Health, Tobacco Free Alliance, Twin Cities Medical Society, UCare, Vision In Living Life “Change is Possible”,  WellShare International, Winona County Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention and Zumbro Valley Medical Society.

Note: Tobacco on this site refers specifically to the use of manufactured, commercial tobacco products, and not to the sacred, medicinal and traditional use of tobacco by American Indians and other groups.