WARSAW — The American Cancer Society is hosting its annual smoking cessation program called the American Cancer Society Great American Smoke Out, held the third Thursday in November. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 42 million Americans smoke cigarettes. The organization also attributes tobacco use as the single largest cause of disease and premature …read more.

The American Lung Association released its 13th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report Jan. 21, giving Indiana a failing grade when it comes to enacting policies to end the tobacco epidemic. The report evaluates tobacco control policies at the federal and state level, assigning grades based on whether laws protect citizens from the toll taken …read more.

GOSHEN, Ind. – Free help is available to smokers in Elkhart County and surrounding areas who want to kick the habit. Indiana University Health Goshen’s Beat Tobacco class and support group meets every Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the second floor of the IU Health Goshen Heart & Vascular Building, 1855 S. …read more.

Local health care providers, social service professionals, and other health advocates are invited to attend a free workshop, Champions for Smoke-free Pregnancies in Kosciusko County, on Thursday, April 18, at the Honeywell Center, Nixon Room. Registration is from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. with the program starting at 2:30 p.m., ending at 4 p.m. The …read more.

According to Tobacco Free Indiana, Hoosier taxpayers will pay a big price for proposed cuts to funding for tobacco cessation and prevention. The amended budget distributed Friday by the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee slashes funding for tobacco prevention and cessation from $8 million to $5 million. “Your lawmakers need to hear from you,” …read more.