To promote the health and well-being of our patients, students, visitors and employees, all University of Florida Health Science Center and Shands HealthCare facilities will be tobacco-free starting Nov. 1, 2009.

Read the Tobacco-Free Together Purpose Statement.

View the news release about Tobacco-Free Together

Online resources

• Patients and visitors - Read about Tobacco-Free Together and find resources to help you quit on our main Web site http://tobaccofree.health.ufl.edu
  
• Shands employees - Visit Tobacco-Free Together on the ShandsConnect Portal under Employee Resource

Need help quitting?

Florida Department of Health Quitline

• 1-877-U-CAN-NOW (1-877-822-6669)
  floridaquitline.com (offers free resources in English and Spanish, counselors available 24 hours a day)

American Cancer Society

• 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)

National Cancer Institute

• 1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848)
  (offers English- and Spanish-speaking counselors) or visit Smokefree.gov

About Shands Navigation

About Shands HealthCare

• Hospitals and Services
• Mission, Vision & Values
• Quick Facts & Data
• Community Support & Social Mission
• Financial Reporting
• System Leaders
• History & Shands Firsts

Shands Commitment to Excellence

• The BEST Program
• Pillars of Excellence
• BEST Behaviors
• Governor's Sterling Award, Magnet Designation & Other Honors
• Quality & Patient Safety

Shands HealthCare Messages

Listen as Shands HealthCare CEO Tim Goldfarb responds to many of the questions received from the community.

Learn how Shands HealthCare and the University of Florida are becoming Tobacco-Free Together.