Northwest Iowa Tobacco Free Coalition (NWITFC) Tobacco Use Prevention
Northwest Iowa Tobacco Free Coalition has four goals:
- Prevent tobacco use by the youth.
- Promote cessation.
- Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.
- Establish and maintain a tobacco control community coalition.
To promote and protect the health of Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola and Sioux County, we are committed to stop tobacco use because tobacco kills.
Quitline Iowa and FREE Patches or Gum!
Quitline Iowa is offering FOUR weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy for the month of January. After January 31st the offer will remain at maximum of a 2 week supply. Call 1-800-Quit-Now (1-800-784-8669) or go online and order your’s today. You can quit today! It’s isn’t smooth going at first but it will be worth it! For additional help or if you have questions call Community Health Partners and visit with the tobacco prevention coordinator at 1-800-435-3454.
NWITFC Newsletter - Second Quarter
Check out the latest events and news items in the NWITFC Quarterly Newsletter.
Download (PDF, 458.29 kB)Happy New Year! Link on and Kick the habit in the 2009
Link on and kick the habit through connections with others who are faced with the hardest habit they will ever have to break. You can do it!
Amendments proposed to the Administrative Rules regarding the Smoke Free Air Act.
Download to view a copy of the amendments to the Administrative Rules that the Iowa Department of Public Health is proposing.
How Dangerous is Smoking in Cars Video
The California Tobacco Control program has produced a video, “How Dangerous is Smoking in Cars?” The video is a scientific demonstration of secondhand smoke exposure, and it shows how the air quality becomes dangerous and unhealthy in a car when someone is smoking. The demonstration was conducted to announce the implementation of California’s Smoke-free Cars with Minors Law.
Note: GASP of Colorado has opened up a new section called “Smoking in Cars” in the education Center at www.gaspforair.org
Tobacco Companies and Candy Cigarettes
Write the tobacco companies today and let them know that you understand their ruthless tactics to hook our kids on their products. Not only do they allow candy compaines to use their labels (candy cigarettes are the only product on the market that can use a label that looks so closely like the actual tobacco products), they now are producing products with candy flavors.
Tobacco Companies Rutheless Advertising Campaign
The online surveillance system and archive of tobacco products and tobacco industry marketing materials. Take a look at the tobacco companies products and the advertisments they use to sell them. Tobacco companies spend over $414,000 a day in Iowa to advertise to our citizens!
JEL Iowa
JEL Iowa is the key website for all school students and leaders. There are resources for you and events to attend. Check it out!
Freedom From Smoking Online Class!
Hey, this should be a great opportunity for those who wish to kick the habit! This American Lung Association class can be completed at your convenience through the online format. Check it out - help is just a click away! Let me know what you think!