Our Coalition
Nicotine Free Communities, formally known as Smoke Free Indy, is a local coalition with a mission to address tobacco-related health disparities throughout Marion County by reducing commercial tobacco use, creating strategic partnerships, and advocating for smoke-free policies for all. We work toward this mission in our community by attending health fairs, promoting cessation services such as Quit Now Indiana, conducting presentations, and working with schools, multi-unit housing complexes, businesses, and health care facilities in order to pass and maintain comprehensive smoke-free policies.
Nicotine Free Communities has many community partners - 2 of whom receive grant funding from the Indiana Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Cessation division (TPC) in order to do our work and enact our mission throughout our community.
Our Partners
In addition to our grant funded partners, Nicotine Free Communities hosts a database of 243 organizational partners. Of these, we have several active members who regularly join coalition meetings including: Health Ed Pros, American Lung Association, Aspire Indiana, Firefly, Indiana Donor Network, Cummins Behavioral Health, and the Indiana Blood Donor Network.
Partner Spotlight - MCPHD
Marion County Public Health Department Tobacco Program are leaders in our coalition.