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Recent Articles:
Chicago Tribune - Indiana Smoking Ban: Bid To Clear Air Gets A New Push

The Truth About Smoking:
Indiana has the 2nd highest smoking rate in the US

• Each year, approximately 45,000 African Americans die from preventable smoking related diseases
• Smoking is responsible for 87% of lung cancers and African American men are at least 50% more likely to develop lung caner than white men
• More than 25% of African American middle school students and 17% of African American high school students smoke

Indiana Resolutions

Want to Quit? Get Free Help to Quit Smoking:

Indiana Tobacco Quit Line
1.800.QUIT.NOW
Quit now...We will show you how.

Cessation Information and FREE Support Classes:
Marion County Health Department
Contact: Lisa Smith
3838 N. Rural Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205
317-221-2084
Fax:(317)221-3114
lsmith@hhcorp.org
The Marion County Health Department offers four, one and a half hour classes over a four week period at various times.

Saint Florian Center
Contact: Valerie Hall
2511 E. 46th Street, Suite P-1
Indianapolis, IN 46205
317-545-6580
mailto:firefighters@#sbcglobal.net Free classes available both day and night; 4 one-hour sessions.

Want to Get Involved with the Fight Against Tobacco?

ETCN is a standing committee of Smoke Free Indiana, working with the ethnic population of Marion County. Through events and membership involvement, we share the tobacco free message by providing specific materials, and professional support, and by supporting outreach programs.
Our goals include:

• Preventing the initiation of tobacco use among young people
• Promoting quitting among young people and adults through cessation education and services
• Eliminating nonsmokers exposure to secondhand smoke
• Identifying and eliminating the disparities related to tobacco use and it’s effects among different population groups

Show your support for ETCN by going to smokefreeindiana.org and completing the membership form.

Involve your Church:

The African American church can send a powerful tobacco-free message to its members by adopting cessation polices and programs. The National African American Tobacco Education Network (NAATEN) is well aware of the impact the Black church is having on tobacco use within our community. NAATEN created Be Free Indeed: Tobacco Prevention Tools for the African American Church to empower the church community with key resources that allow the church to play a decisive role in the struggle against tobacco. Click here for information about NAATEN training and resources.