{"id":4820,"date":"2019-09-16T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.almadigital.dev\/websites\/TobaccoFreeFlorida\/quienes-somos\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T08:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:43:38","slug":"quienes-somos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tobaccofreeflorida.com\/es\/quienes-somos\/","title":{"rendered":"Qui\u00e9nes somos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1567007173592{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title-font&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;top-to-bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565386473377{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1572619750813{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile-text-padding&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #414042;\"><strong>Acerca de Tobacco Free Florida<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;top-to-bottom&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;mobile-text-padding intro-text&#8221;]En noviembre de 2006, los votantes de Florida aprobaron, por una abrumadora mayor\u00eda, una enmienda constitucional, Art\u00edculo X, Secci\u00f3n 27, para el establecimiento de un programa educativo integral sobre el tabaco y la prevenci\u00f3n de su consumo \u2014financiado con parte del fondo del acuerdo de compensaci\u00f3n con las tabacaleras. Como resultado, Tobacco Free Florida (TFF) se fund\u00f3 en 2007. La campa\u00f1a TFF es administrada por la Oficina de Tobacco Free Florida del Departamento de Salud de Florida y es financiada con dinero proveniente de las grandes tabacaleras seg\u00fan el acuerdo de compensaci\u00f3n al que se lleg\u00f3 en 1997. Adem\u00e1s de castigar a los fabricantes de cigarrillos por d\u00e9cadas de fraude y actividades il\u00edcitas, estas demandas contra las tabacaleras tambi\u00e9n ten\u00edan la intenci\u00f3n de ayudar a los estados a pagar por los gastos de Medicaid y otros gastos de salud p\u00fablica en los que incurr\u00edan por la atenci\u00f3n a los fumadores enfermos. Florida estaba entre tres otros estados \u2013Texas, Misisipi y Minnesota\u2013 que llegaron a un acuerdo con la industria tabacalera antes del Acuerdo Transaccional Principal de 1998 entre los otros 46 estados, el Distrito de Columbia, Puerto Rico y las Islas V\u00edrgenes.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1572292741286{background-image: url(https:\/\/tobaccofreeflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nicotine_replacement_therapies-perscription_quit_aids.jpg?id=7808) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;mobile-image&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;250px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;min-image-space mobile&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/5&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;module-text-rightphoto&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Principios rectores<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Un mandato de la enmienda constitucional establece que el programa TFF deber\u00e1 regirse por las Mejores Pr\u00e1cticas de los Centros para el Control y la Prevenci\u00f3n de Enfermedades (CDC por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) para los Programas Integrales de Control del Tabaco. Esta gu\u00eda ayuda a que los estados planifiquen e implementen programas permanentes e integrales para el control del tabaco, basados en la evidencia, que demuestren resultados en la prevenci\u00f3n y la reducci\u00f3n del consumo de tabaco. Al regirse por estos principios, TFF llega a millones de floridanos a trav\u00e9s de impactantes campa\u00f1as publicitarias y de relaciones p\u00fablicas, las redes sociales, servicios para ayudar a dejar de fumar basados en la evidencia, iniciativas comunitarias, subvenciones a nivel de condado que promueven pol\u00edticas libres de tabaco, un movimiento liderado por j\u00f3venes llamado <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swatflorida.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Students Working Against Tobacco<\/a> (SWAT) que significa Estudiantes Trabajando en Contra del Tabaco <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefactsnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">THE FACTS NOW<\/a> (los hechos ahora), intervenciones escolares, vigilancia y evaluaci\u00f3n para garantizar la efectividad.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;module-image-rightphoto&#8221; width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7808&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile-dis&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile-dis&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile-dis&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1572292780391{background-image: url(https:\/\/tobaccofreeflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/about_us-results.jpg?id=7825) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;mobile-image&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;250px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;min-image-space mobile&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;module-image-leftphoto&#8221; width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7825&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/5&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;module-text-leftphoto&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Resultados<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Los programas integrales de control del tabaco como TFF funcionan. El programa ha logrado una disminuci\u00f3n considerable del porcentaje de fumadores entre adultos y adolescentes del estado, con miles de millones de d\u00f3lares en ahorros e incontables vidas salvadas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tobacco Free Florida ha ayudado a reducir el consumo de tabaco en todo el estado. En 2006, el 21% de la poblaci\u00f3n adulta de Florida fumaba. En 2019, el porcentaje es del 14.8%, seg\u00fan los datos disponibles m\u00e1s recientes. <a href=\"#ref\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Desde sus inicios, los servicios gratuitos de Tobacco Free Florida han ayudado a m\u00e1s de 234,000 floridanos a dejar de fumar.<\/li>\n<li>Desde 2007, el \u00edndice de fumadores j\u00f3venes (11 a 17 a\u00f1os) de cigarrillos ha disminuido en m\u00e1s del 75%: del 10.6% en 2006 al 2.2% en 2018. <a href=\"#ref\"><sup>2,<\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"#ref\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<li>La reducci\u00f3n en los \u00edndices de fumadores adultos entre 2007 y 2015 le ahorr\u00f3 al estado aproximadamente 17.7 miles de millones de d\u00f3lares en costos de cuidados de la salud relacionados con el consumo de tabaco. <a href=\"#ref\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile-dis&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile-dis&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile-dis&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1572279465738{background-image: url(https:\/\/tobaccofreeflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/about_us-fight_against_tobacco.jpg?id=7800) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;mobile-image&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;250px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;min-image-space mobile&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/5&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;module-text-rightphoto&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>La batalla contra el tabaco<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>El h\u00e1bito de fumar es la causa principal de enfermedades y muertes prevenibles en Florida. <a href=\"#ref\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a> Lograr cambios en comportamientos relacionados con el tabaco es de cr\u00edtica importancia en Florida, donde cerca de 2.7 millones de adultos a\u00fan fuman. <a href=\"#ref\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/a> Si las tasas actuales de fumadores contin\u00faan, 270,000 floridanos que hoy tienen menos de 18 a\u00f1os de edad morir\u00e1n prematuramente a causa del tabaco. <a href=\"#ref\"><sup>7<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Desde el lanzamiento de las impactantes campa\u00f1as de TFF, los intentos de dejar de fumar han aumentado en todo el estado y se ha visto que las reca\u00eddas han disminuido entre los que dejan de fumar. El mensaje del programa tambi\u00e9n ha producido cambios positivos en la actitud de los fumadores ante la posibilidad de dejar el h\u00e1bito. <a href=\"#ref\"><sup>8<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Con la ayuda de los servicios y herramientas gratis de Tobacco Free Florida, las probabilidades de que tengas \u00e9xito en tu empe\u00f1o de dejar de fumar podr\u00edan duplicarse. ara conocer m\u00e1s detalles, <a href=\"https:\/\/tobaccofreeflorida.com\/es\/listo-para-dejar-de-fumar\/programas-para-dejar-de-fumar\/\">haz clic aqu\u00ed.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;module-image-rightphoto&#8221; width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7800&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile-dis&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile-dis&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile-dis&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; el_class=&#8221;footnote mobile-text-padding&#8221; el_id=&#8221;ref&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;10\/12&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;mobile-text-padding&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"container-2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><button class=\"btn btn-info-2 mobile-menu collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#demo1\"> REFERENCIAS<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"demo1\" class=\"collapse\">\n<p><a id=\"ref-1\"><\/a><span class=\"footnote\"><sup>1 <\/sup>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health. BRFSS Prevalence &amp; Trends Data [online]. 2015. [accessed Oct 09, 2020]. URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/brfss\/brfssprevalence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/brfss\/brfssprevalence\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ref-2\"><\/a><span class=\"footnote\"><sup>2 <\/sup>Florida Youth Tobacco Survey (FYTS), Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ref-3\"><\/a><span class=\"footnote\"><sup>3 <\/sup>Florida Youth Tobacco Survey (FYTS), Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ref-4\"><\/a><span class=\"footnote\"><sup>4 <\/sup>Mann, Nathan M, Nonnemaker, James M., Thompson, Jesse. &#8220;Smoking-Attributable Health Care Costs in Florida and Potential Health Care Cost Savings Associated with Reductions in Adult Smoking Prevalence.&#8221; 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ref-5\"><\/a><span class=\"footnote\"><sup>5 <\/sup>U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking \u201450 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ref-6\"><\/a><span class=\"footnote\"><sup>6 <\/sup>16,787,520 adults ages 18+ in Florida (2017 Census). 16.1% of 16,787,520 equals 2,702,791 Florida adults. Source: https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fl<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ref-7\"><\/a><span class=\"footnote\"><sup>7 <\/sup>Penn State. \u201cPotential Costs and benefits of Smoking Cessation for Florida..\u201d 30 April 2010. Web. https:\/\/www.lung.org\/stop-smoking\/tobacco-control-advocacy\/reports-resources\/cessation-economic-benefits\/reports\/FL.pdf<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ref-8\"><\/a><span class=\"footnote\"><sup>8 <\/sup>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs\u20142014. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- --><br \/>\n<!-- --><br \/>\n<!-- -->[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1567007173592{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title-font&#8221;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;top-to-bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565386473377{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4820","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tobaccofreeflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tobaccofreeflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tobaccofreeflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tobaccofreeflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tobaccofreeflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tobaccofreeflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4820\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tobaccofreeflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}