www.mgh.net f Leading the Way To a Smoke-Free Grant County By: Amiee Ingram, TORCH Tobacco Coalition Coordinator Torch Community Conversation TORCH is leading an open discussion surrounding tobacco use, and you're invited to join the conversation! Topics include the need for an all-inclusive, smoke-free policy in Grant County, new information regarding points of sale data, feedback from local residents, and a look at the effects tobacco has on the body. TORCH Community Conversation: How Big Tobacco Áctively Targets Grant County & The Need for Policy Reform What: Who: Open to the Public When: Thursday, Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. To register for this free online event, visit mgh.net/TORCHConvo2020 Marion General Hospital and the TORCH Coalition partnered with Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Smoke-Free Howard County, to share information about how big tobacco companies actively target Grant County and the need for policy reform. hey TORCH Br Cty In the state, Grant County has been identified as Marion General Hospital addressed tobacco the top county for low quality of life and second use as a health concern and developed the for poor health outcomes. These statistics are based on both physical and mental health, poor health behaviors, social and economic factors, and physical ervironment. The Indiana TORCH Coalition in 2017. The TORCH Coalition is made up of community members who are passionate about bettering Grant County residents' health Over the last year, TORCH has Department of Health has indicated that nearly provided education to our county public schools, 31 percent of adults living in Grant County smoke encouraged many multi-unit housing agencies to go smoke-free, and supported the passing of the Smoke-Free Air Ordinance in Grant County. The coalition's role in the community is to help spread awareness about the dangers of nicotine tobacco products daily, including but not limited to electronic cigarettes, cigarettes, hookah, vape, and cigars. Smoking cigarettes is known to be the number one cause of preventable death and chronic diseases. There is proven products, secondhand smoke, and they explain data that supports the importance of smoking the benefits of prevention and cessation. cessation. Not only does the tobacco user save If you are looking to quit or would like more money by not purchasing tobacco products, information on smoking cessation, visit but they will start to experience positive health QuitNowindiana.com or call Indiana's Tobacco changes within the first 20 minutes after their last cigarette. Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8869) The Quitline offers many different programs to adjust to the individual's personal preference. MGH health BEAT Copminton 300 www.mgh.net f Leading the Way To a Smoke-Free Grant County By: Amiee Ingram, TORCH Tobacco Coalition Coordinator Torch Community Conversation TORCH is leading an open discussion surrounding tobacco use, and you're invited to join the conversation! Topics include the need for an all-inclusive, smoke-free policy in Grant County, new information regarding points of sale data, feedback from local residents, and a look at the effects tobacco has on the body. TORCH Community Conversation: How Big Tobacco Áctively Targets Grant County & The Need for Policy Reform What: Who: Open to the Public When: Thursday, Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. To register for this free online event, visit mgh.net/TORCHConvo2020 Marion General Hospital and the TORCH Coalition partnered with Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Smoke-Free Howard County, to share information about how big tobacco companies actively target Grant County and the need for policy reform. hey TORCH Br Cty In the state, Grant County has been identified as Marion General Hospital addressed tobacco the top county for low quality of life and second use as a health concern and developed the for poor health outcomes. These statistics are based on both physical and mental health, poor health behaviors, social and economic factors, and physical ervironment. The Indiana TORCH Coalition in 2017. The TORCH Coalition is made up of community members who are passionate about bettering Grant County residents' health Over the last year, TORCH has Department of Health has indicated that nearly provided education to our county public schools, 31 percent of adults living in Grant County smoke encouraged many multi-unit housing agencies to go smoke-free, and supported the passing of the Smoke-Free Air Ordinance in Grant County. The coalition's role in the community is to help spread awareness about the dangers of nicotine tobacco products daily, including but not limited to electronic cigarettes, cigarettes, hookah, vape, and cigars. Smoking cigarettes is known to be the number one cause of preventable death and chronic diseases. There is proven products, secondhand smoke, and they explain data that supports the importance of smoking the benefits of prevention and cessation. cessation. Not only does the tobacco user save If you are looking to quit or would like more money by not purchasing tobacco products, information on smoking cessation, visit but they will start to experience positive health QuitNowindiana.com or call Indiana's Tobacco changes within the first 20 minutes after their last cigarette. Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8869) The Quitline offers many different programs to adjust to the individual's personal preference. MGH health BEAT Copminton 300