Dearborn County Youth Ambassador and VOICE Indiana leader Arissa Riley, a Junior at South Dearborn High School has been named to the TRUTH Initiative national youth council.

The Truth Action Committee is made up of a small group of teens gathered from all over the US who are working with leaders from the Truth Initiative to gain valuable leadership and advocacy skills that can be used to face not just current tobacco abuse problems in their communities, but any social or political issue that a teen may feel passionate about. Throughout the year, the teens will be attending meetings, workshops, and trainings lead by Truth Initiative that will teach the youth these skills. The teens from the committee will be holding a Virtual Action Summit and will be bringing the resources they have gained from this experience back to their community along with their schools. “I was proud to nominate Arissa, she is a multi-tasker who never loses focus on the main objective. She will be a valuable asset to TRUTH just as she is a valuable asset to us here in Dearborn County” -Amy Rose Dearborn County Tobacco Prevention & Cessation.

To: learn more about Truth visit truthinititaive.org

To Connect with VOICE Indiana voiceindiana.org/

For more on our local Tobacco Control Coalition nicotineactionalliance.org

For Dearborn County Youth Ambassador info visit dearborncountycasa.com/join-the-revolution

Training/Webinars

If you were unable to attend the CARE lunch & Learn the slide deck can be accessed here. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fRW7O5hFe0cYQ572U3WFRe68fkdHhMYw/view?usp=sharing

 Thank you to Brenda Spade, CARE and the City of Lawrenceburg for helping us bring this training to Dearborn County.

FREE: “Healthy Homes and Buildings: Our Health Connection – Tips and tools to keep indoors safe and healthy.” We are pleased to share a link to the recorded webinar. You can watch it at https://youtu.be/7GCRjTJQG4o

Statewide Virtual Purdue Extension Master Gardener (EMG) Basic Training - Deadline 8/14

 Cost: $175.00 for an individual registration with print version of Purdue EMG Manual. Pay an additional $25.00 to add the digital version of the manual. $270.00 for two people sharing a print version of the Purdue EMG Manual. Pay an additional $25.00, to add the digital version of the manual. Application and Registration To learn more about the Purdue Extension Master Gardener Program, visit: www.hort.purdue.edu/mg

Educating Business Leaders in Addressing Tobacco in the Workplace.

 Join us July 21 at 2:00 p.m. ET for the first webinar in this series: Workplace Tobacco Policy. We welcome speaker Nick Torres, advocacy director at the American Lung Association, as he explores how you can create a safer and healthier workplace for your employees and see significant savings in health care related costs. This webinar will cover: -Benefits of a tobacco-free grounds policy-Process of adopting a 100% tobacco-free grounds policy-How you can join the effort to make Indiana's workforce healthier and more productive

We hope you can make it, but in the event you can't, register for the webinar and we will send you the recording.

Other:

FREE Milk Give Away. The milk freezes well so please share the information with your community. We will also be given away FREE reusable cloth masks while supplies last. If you are interested in volunteering here is the Google Sheets sign-up! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/124LuhY2ucvvQY8zeZLkPW74EeFQp0SpuZItB0Kpl1DE/edit#gid=0

We need you to #MaskUpHoosiers: Indiana is slowly reopening for business, but the fight against COVID-19 is far from over. Wearing a face mask is one of the simplest, most effective ways to slow the spread of the virus, but we need everyone to do their part to keep our state safe. That’s why we are asking all Hoosiers to mask up — and speak up about how wearing your mask can save lives. Get your poster to show support and  Learn more here

A Segment of This Old House Focuses on How to Remove Thirdhand Smoke Wondering how to remove the smell of stale tobacco from your home? Watch experts from This Old House discuss the challenges and explain why painting may not be enough. 2020 By Ross Trethewey; Mauro Henrique; and Kevin O’Connor, Host More information: What kind of paint can I use to get rid of thirdhand smoke on my walls? Continue reading

Did you know that most Americans favor smokefree casinos? We are all aware of the importance of clean indoor environments, casinos have a unique opportunity to show their support by re-opening smokefree. More than 30 have already announced that they will.  American’s for Nonsmokers Rights offers simple steps to offer casino-goers an environment safe from toxic second- and thirdhand smoke.

May 28, 2020

By: Mark Gruetze

Casinos about to reopen have an unprecedented opportunity to improve their safety for customers and employees.

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