Aspiring to be a tobacco-free porter county
About Us
The Tobacco Education & Prevention Coalition for Porter County (TEPC) was organized with the support of Smokefree Indiana and Valparaiso University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, and funded through a grant from the Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission.
Learn more by visiting the About Us page!
The TEPC offers tobacco prevention and cessation educational programs and services with an emphasis on:
- Middle & High School students, employees, and parents
- Support community efforts to counter commercial tobacco products point-of-sale strategies.
- Tobacco-Free Worksites for employers & employees.
- Multi-Unit Housing outreach, assistance & smoke-free policy development & implementation.
- Indiana Tobacco Quitline (ITQL) – 1-800-QUIT-NOW
- Coalition Building – TEPC monthly meetings
- Work with groups facing disadvantage
For specific information on how the Coalition provides this emphasis, visit our About Us page.
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Upcoming Events
Monthly Coalition Meeting
Our monthly coalition meeting will occur virtually on the second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 am.. Please contact Carrie Higgins at carolyn.higgins@valpo.edu for more information.
Our Mission
The Tobacco Education & Prevention Coalition for Porter County (TEPC) is dedicated to saving lives and improving the quality of life for citizens by reducing the use of harmful tobacco products sold for profit and eliminating health disparities related to commercial tobacco use by protecting residents from secondhand smoke; preventing and reducing youth commercial tobacco use and access to harmful tobacco products; and improving and promoting cessation services to assist people who smoke to treat their nicotine dependence.