San Francisco Department of Public Health.

The Tobacco Free Project (TFP) is funded by revenues generated by Proposition 99. It was funded in 1991 and is run by the San Francisco Department of Public Health. The TFP provides tobacco prevention and cessation services and actively promotes a tobacco free environment.

The primary target populations of the TFP are parents of young children, out-of-school youth, and minorities. The Girls Against Tobacco Campaign (GAT) is a TFP project which was implemented in 1994 by the National Latina Health Organization at the Horace Mann Middle School in the Mission District. The girls at the school organized a successful campaign to remove two tobacco billboards which were located within 500 feet of the school.

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The Tobacco Free Project (TFP) is funded by revenues generated by Proposition 99. It was founded in 1991 and is run by the San Francisco Department of Public Health. The TFP provides tobacco prevention and cessation services and actively promotes a tobacco free environment. The primary target populations of the TFP are parents of young children, out-of-school youth, lesbians and gay men, African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Chinese and Southeast Asians. The Girls Against Tobacco Campaign (GAT) is a TFP project which was implemented in 1994 by the National Latina Health Organization at the Horace Mann Middle School in the Mission District. The girls at the school organized a successful campaign to remove two tobacco billboards which were located within 500 feet of the school.