Council works to combat tobacco use in county
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WANT to QUIT?? CALL 1-800-QUIT-NOW!!!
For persons who are seeking support in kicking the tobacco habit, a free statewide quitline is just the ticket.
By calling 1-800-784-8669, tobacco users connect with trained counselors. They receive a helpful quit packet as well.
In addition, the Quitline now offers a free two-week supply of Nicotine Replacement Products.
With free cessation classes, the quitline, and "NRT" products, cost is no longer a prohibitive issue for persons who are seeking help to pursue healthier tobacco-free lifestyles!
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Since
2002, the Tobacco Prevention Council has overseen distribution of
more than $1 million in Master Tobacco Settlement funds coming into LaPorte
County. Under this grant, Healthy Communities has been the lead
agency administrating the innovative prevention and cessation projects
of more than 20 local organizations.
From
July 2009 to June 30, 2011, HCLC is overseeing distribution of $400,000 in Master Settlement Funds coming into the county. In addition to focusing on youth prevention
work and the Voice student advocacy effort, in this grant cycle, emphasis is placed
on creating a "network of cessation" to encourage all
smokers to kick the habit. Both hospital systems, HealthLinc and the Community Health Center clinics present "stage of change" tobacco counseling interventions with all patients.
Recognizing
that 24 percent of LaPorte County residents smoke, such efforts
are especially important to the health of our county. For persons
who want to quit smoking, Master Settlement Funds and revenue from
the state cigarette tax are insuring that trained counseling support and free nicotine replacement products are offered free of charge by calling 1-800-1-QUITNOW.
For
more information about cessation classes in the county, call LaPorte Regional Health System Wellness Center
at 326-2480, or Saint Anthony Memorial Cardiac Center at 877-1557.
Also, businesses interested in developing a smoke-free policy may call Healthy Communities at 326-6260.
The Tobacco Prevention Council
will be pleased to offer assistance to any organization, restaurant,
school system or business that wants to pursue a smoke-free environment.
Concentration
on smoke-free environments, and lasting policy change, is a firm
focus of Indiana Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, which is the
state agency providing the umbrella for all tobacco-control efforts
in the state.
Persons
who would like to become involved in the Tobacco Prevention Council's
efforts to pursue a healthier, smoke-free environment for LaPorte
County may also call 326-6260.
And
for more up-to-the-minute information about state tobacco control
efforts, log onto www.voice.tv
and www.itpc.in.gov.
 Need
support in your quit effort?
Call the FREE statewide quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW. Indiana Tobacco Quitline
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