Each year, tobacco use results in 5.4 million deaths worldwide. Indiana joins the rest of the world in celebrating World No Tobacco Day on May 31. This global health observation was created to teach people about the dangers of tobacco use; to...
Tobacco Education & Prevention Coalition for Porter County
Local Coalition Encourages Hoosiers to Stop Using Tobacco
This Fall, the local tobacco control coalition for Porter is promoting a statewide stop smoking contest known as “Quit Now Indiana” - www.QuitNowIndiana.com. This year’s theme seeks to encourage tobacco users to use the summer months to...
New Smoke Free Air Law
The Indiana Smoke Free Air Law will be going into effect July 1, 2012. This law states that all public places, with the exemption of casinos/racino's, stand alone bars and private clubs that vote to continue to allow smoking, must adopt a smoke free...
Coalition Volunteers Invited for Appreciation Event
Coalition members & families are invited Free of Charge to a volunteer appreciation event celebrating 10 years of success for the Tobacco Education & Prevention Coalition for Porter County. In addition, we are celebrating that our efforts are...
Town Hall Meeting to Support Comprehensive Smoke-Free Air for All Workers
Rep. Charlie Brown of Gary will join Porter and LaPorte County expert panelists at a December 9 Town Hall meeting to support upcoming comprehensive smoke-free air legislation. As a member of the state Health Finance Committee, Rep Brown, D-Gary, has...
Support for Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws Overwhelming in Rural Indiana Communities, Research Shows
66% of rural Hoosiers support making all workplaces smoke-free; message to policymakers clear Two-thirds of residents in rural communities in Indiana support a comprehensive smoke-free workplace law that eliminates secondhand smoke in all workplaces,...
“Quit Now Indiana” Stop Smoking Contest Takes Off
State health officials – in cooperation with AmeriHealth Mercy of Indiana – today launched “Quit Now Indiana” – a statewide “stop smoking” contest offering $5,000 in cash prizes that is designed to encourage Hoosiers to quit using...
Celebrate a Smoke-Free Father’s Day
Father’s Day is a day to celebrate dads for who they are and all of the wonderful things they do. It is also a great time for dads to remember the important role they play in influencing the choices their kids make regarding tobacco use....
Portage Township Schools to Receive Gary Sandifur Award
On Monday, April 26, 2010 at 6:00 pm, Portage Township Schools will be honored with the Gary Sandifur Tobacco Free School Campus Award for instituting a campus policy making school grounds totally tobacco-free. This award will be presented at the...