Tobacco Free Lake County

 Use the links on the right to find all the topics on Tobacco Free Lake County’s website.

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What is Tobacco Free Lake County?
What does Tobacco Free Lake County offer?
Who can I talk to?
How is Tobacco Free Lake County funded?

What is Tobacco Free Lake County?
Tobacco Free Lake County (TFLC) serves all Lake County residents, workers, and organizations.  Our mission is to train schools, communities, health care professionals, and individual people in tobacco prevention and quitting tobacco.  All services are free or at low cost. 

What does Tobacco Free Lake County offer?

All services below are offered free or at very low cost.

• Quit tobacco services for adults and youth
• Training and resources for teachers, schools, and other organizations that work with youth
• Brochures, fact sheets, and posters
• Local chapter of statewide youth group for teens speaking out against tobacco
• Training and resources for healthcare providers
• Help writing, understanding, and enacting smoke-free and tobacco-free policies and ordinances
• County-wide coalition working to reduce tobacco-related disease

Who can I talk to?
If you have questions, would like more information, or just want to talk to a real person, please contact us.  While all of our staff can assist you, you may also contact a staff member directly.  Below are Tobacco Free Lake County’s main phone number and e-mail address, as well as a directory of our staff and their current projects.

	Tobacco Free Lake County 847.377.8090 TFLC@lakecountyil.gov
	Kristine Andersen Program Supervisor 847.377.8090 TFLC@lakecountyil.gov
	Maritza Vazquez Program Assistant Appointments and Billing 847.377.8106 mvazquez2@lakecountyil.gov
	Lea Bacci Community Health Specialist Partners for Tobacco Free Lake County Coalition Tobacco Free Solutions 847.377.8024 lbacci@lakecountyil.gov
	Barbara de Nekker Community Health Specialist Smoke-Free Laws and Policies REALITY Illinois Youth Group Co-Sponsor 847.377.8112 bdenekker@lakecountyil.gov
	Danielle Grospitch Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist 847.377.8109 dgrospitch@lakecountyil.gov
	Cher Hanson Community Health Specialist REALITY Illinois Youth Group Co-Sponsor 847.377.8090 chanson@lakecountyil.gov
	Emily Hutter Community Health Specialist Resources for Teachers 847.377.8108 ehutter@lakecountyil.gov

How is Tobacco Free Lake County funded?
In 1998, the Attorneys General from 46 states won one of the largest lawsuits against America’s tobacco companies.  Each year for 30 years, the State of Illinois will receive a settlement payment from the tobacco industry, and will likely designate a portion of these funds for tobacco education and prevention.  The Illinois Department of Public Health disperses this money to local health departments, including the Tobacco Free Lake County program, through the Illinois Tobacco Free Communities grant.

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