Welcome!

What is Partners for Tobacco Free Lake County?
Partners for Tobacco Free Lake County is a coalition dedicated to reducing tobacco use in Lake County. Our mission is to improve the quality of Lake County, Illinois, residents’ and workers’ lives through awareness, advocacy, and prevention of tobacco related diseases.

Members include Lake County residents and workers who are passionate about tobacco prevention. Some members represent Lake County organizations like hospitals, health care organizations, law enforcement, and schools. Check out our member organizations on Our Partners page.

What does Partners do?
Our coalition meets every two months to find new ways we can work together and with other community organizations to help reduce tobacco-related diseases. Together, we try to create more community involvement in tobacco prevention, as well as to help people quit.

What can Partners do for me?
Partners for Tobacco Free Lake County can provide:

• Tips on quitting smoking for yourself or a friend
• A list of quit smoking programs in Lake County
• Educational instruction for health care providers on nicotine dependence treatment
• Assistance developing and/or enacting tobacco-free laws and policies

Use the links on the left side of the page to find this information, or contact any of our coalition members for more tobacco-related information. You can find contact information and links on the "Our Partners" link.

How can I get involved?
If you have any questions, or are interested in joining, please call 847-377-8090 or e-mail TFLC@lakecountyil.gov.

How long has this coalition been around?
The coalition was initiated in the fall of 2000 by the Tobacco Free Lake County program through Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center. The Tobacco Free Lake County program is supported with the monies from the tobacco settlement fund and funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health.