The Tobacco Awareness Program was established in 1994 and is funded by the Department of Public Health. The program provides a variety of tobacco control services for fourteen Berkshire County Communities for a combined population coverage of approximately 92,000 residents. The program activities include inspections for compliance with youth access regulations, tobacco sale compliance checks, tobacco retailer training, assisting Boards of Health in the drafting and adoption of tobacco control regulations, responding to complaints concerning environmental tobacco smoke, and assisting Boards of Heath in incorporating and institutionalizing tobacco control into their routine inspectional programs.

Our Mission
To reduce morbidity and mortality associated with tobacco use and exposure to second hand smoke through education and enforcement of local, state, and federal tobacco control regulations

For more information, contact:

Peter J. Kolodziej, Director/Sanitarian
Kimberly A. Kelly, Program Administrator
45 Railroad Street
Lee, MA 01238
Phone: 413-243-5540
Fax: 413-243-5542

Coverage Area: Dalton, Egremont, Great Barrington, Hinsdale, Otis, Stockbridge, Pittsfield, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, New Marlborough, Richmond, Sheffield, Tyringham

Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program Website:
http://www.mass.gov/dph/mtcp/resources/general_resources.htm