Vision Statement

                         

     The vision of the Tobacco-Free Coalition of Delaware County is to improve the

     quality of life of Delaware County residents by promoting a healthy lifestyle through

     a comprehensive tobacco-free initiative. 

     The Tobacco Free Coalition of Delaware County (TFCDC) is comprised of concerned

     professionals who volunteer their time to promote a healthy lifestyle through a tobacco free

     initiative. The TFCDC is one of 92 community partnerships funded through the Indiana

     Tobacco Prevention and Cessation (ITPC) for local community tobacco prevention and

     cessation programs. ITPC is funded by Indiana’s portion of the Master Settlement

     Agreement reached in 1998 between 46 state Attorneys General and the tobacco industry.

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TFCDC Mission

     ♦  Increase TFCDC participation by ethnically and culturally diverse groups 
     ♦  Involve youth to support tobacco control 
     ♦  Advocate for smokefree workplaces and public facilities 
     ♦  Educate the public about the risks of secondhand smoke 
     ♦  Educate organizations and businesses on the benefits of being smokefree 
     ♦  Advocate for harsher penalties and more deterrence to illegal tobacco sales 
     ♦  Facilitate trainings to provide information to healthcare providers for tobacco cessation

         interventions 
     ♦  Provide and promote free community cessation programs 
     ♦  Collaborate with educational and community organizations to educate Delaware County

         residents effectively

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TFCDC Activities 

     ♦  Presentations to colleges and schools 
     ♦  Meetings with policy makers on secondhand smoke 
     ♦  Health fair participation 
     ♦  Free cessation classes offered throughout the year
     ♦  Providing the community with tobacco cessation resources 
     ♦  Providing employers with guides focusing on smokefree policies and the economic

         benefits
     ♦  Collaborating with schools and organizations that provide approved tobacco prevention

         and/or cessation services 
     ♦  Letter writing campaigns 
     ♦  Advocating for smokefree policies in all work places, schools, homes and cars