About DC Tobacco Free Holy Grounds
Tobacco Free Holy Ground (TFHG) hopes to educate and bring awareness of the risks to health caused by smoking while promoting tobacco prevention strategies. Ultimately the goal of this initiative is to establish a covenant with the faith communities in the District of Columbia to ensure that the stronghold of the drug nicotine can be overcome.
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the District and one out of every five deaths is cause by tobacco. Furthermore, environmental tobacco smoke is a primary contributor to the death of more than 50,000 people per year. CDC's most recent studies found that public health campaigns targeted and tailored to specific groups are important. In accordance with those recommendations, the word of God states that our bodies are the temple of God and the faith-based community must rise up to assist in the education process about the harms caused by tobacco addiction.