2008

Year in Review

Board Members

Chair- Tom PetersonDouglas ChungDave CuneoMelissa ChillagBarb MeconisLarry MitchellBill Wright

To build partnerships that provide comprehensive tobacco prevention and treatment programs, and policies to reduce the medical, economic and emotional burdens that tobacco places on our community.

MISSION: To build partnerships that provide comprehensive tobacco prevention and treatment programs, and policies to reduce the medical, economic and emotional burdens that tobacco places on our community.www.tobaccofreepartners.org 616-248-9165 or 616-0=975-0123

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Sponsors

Platinum: METRO Health

Priority Health

Saint Mary’s Health Care Spectrum Health

Gold: Pfizer

Silver: Zeeland Community Hospital

Bronze: Advantage Health Physicians Network Michigan Medical PC

The West Michigan Physicians Network

• Advantage Health• Healthier Communities• Lowell Physician Group• Metro Health• Priority Health• Spectrum Health• Tobacco Free Partners• Zeeland Community

Hospital

• 19 Programs offered• 12 Locations• 175 People Registered• 90 -100 attended• 70% of the graduates quit

smoking at end of program

Facilitators

• Lisa Lach

• Jodie Vokes-Seese

• Laura Van Heest

• Jil Palmer

• Cindy Lanning Burch

• Libby Stern

• Pat Patterson

CORPORATE

PROGRAMS

• Ridgeview Industries• NuCraft• Hasting Mutual

Insurance• NuWool• Pennock Hospital• Meijer Gardens• New Brunswick

Industries

• School Specialities• Kent Company• Great Lake Fasteners• Action Fabrication• Grand Rapids

Community College• Grand Valley

University• Muellers Industries

Corporate Contacts 2008

• Health Plan Advocates

• Asian Center• MAC Health Club &

Fitness Center• Steel Supply &

Engineering GR & Kalamazoo

• Health & Safety Associates

• Barry County Business Association

• Lowell Health Fair

Corporate Contacts cont 2008

• Living without Tobacco

• Corporate Referrals

• On-going support in program development

GRANTS:

Smoke Free Hospital Campus – Michigan University of MILinda Thomas

Support for City of Grand Rapids Smoke Free Workplace

Blue Cross Blue Shield Grant – TATU Program

Coming in 2009

• TFFG in Spanish –– Recruit Sponsors– Translation of Materials– 2 Facilitator already trained

• Tobacco 101 – Individual Counseling with minimal fees for service

• Joint Education Projects - partnered with Pfizer - ALAM

Thanks You• Pfizer• GlaxoSmithKline

• American Lung Association of Michigan

• American Cancer Society• American Heart Association

Product Information

Coupons

Education Opportunities