Several North Platte businesses and Community Connections are teaming up to help you get healthy and save money.

25 businesses and the city Recreation Center are offering coupons to people who sign a pledge to keep their homes and vehicles smoke-free.

There are discounts on sporting equipment, fitness classes, fast food, books, haircuts and car parts.

The pledge drive coincides with the 50th anniversary of the US Surgeon General’s first report on smoking and health, January 14, 1964.

Since then, researchers have uncovered much more on the dangers, not only of smoking, but also the dangers posed by exposure to secondhand smoke.

Organizers say homes and personal vehicles are the places where people are most likely to be exposed to tobacco smoke.

The pledge form is available from a website, www.CommunityConnectionsLC.org, or by calling 308-696-3356.

Pledge forms and coupon books are also available at West Central District Health Department, 111 North Dewey St.