The mission of the Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition is to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use and addiction and to assist Kansans in avoiding the negative health and economic impact of tobacco use.
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2009 TFKC Policy Platform•
TFKC Strategic Plan & Correspondence
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Why States Should Fund Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs?
A four minute powerpoint presentation. (Using your mouse, click for the
next bullet or page.)
Kansas now has 28 cities with clean indoor air ordinances. Most are complete
ordinances that include bars, restaurants and workplaces.
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Kansas Clean Indoor Air Initiatives UPDATED AS OF
JUNE 2008
• September 16-18 - 2008 Kansas
Public Health Conference in Topeka at the Capital Plaza Hotel. Click here for a
brochure and register through
Kansas TRAIN.
• September 20 - TASK Youth Regional
Training in Chanute at the Neosho County Community College. Training time:
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Lunch will be provided and there is no cost to attend.
Click here for a registration
form, a flyer and other information. Great prizes such as an MP3 player,
digital albums and gift cards will be awarded to game winners. Youth ages
12-18 from the following counties are welcome to attend: Allen, Neosho,
Bourbon, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery and Cherokee.
• September 20 - TASK Youth Regional
Training in Manhattan at the Kansas State University Student Union.
Training time: 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Lunch will be provided and there is no cost
to attend. Click here for a
registration form, a flyer and other information. Great prizes such as an
MP3 player, digital albums and gift cards will be awarded to game winners.
Youth ages 12-18 from the following counties are welcome to attend: Jewell,
Cloud, Mitchell, Washington, Republic, Lincoln, Dickinson, Clay and Ottawa.
• September 27 - TASK Youth Regional
Training in Garden City at the Clarion. Training time: 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
Lunch will be provided and there is no cost to attend.
Click here for a registration
form, a flyer and other information. Great prizes such as an MP3 player,
digital albums and gift cards will be awarded to game winners. Youth ages 12-18
from the following counties are welcome to attend: Scott, Lane, Wichita, Ness,
Hodgeman, Finney, Kearny, Gray, Haskell, Grant and Meade.
• October 13-14 - 2008 Tobacco Control
Summit at the Overland Park Marriott. More details to follow.
