Initiatives

Breathe Easy Marshall County is supported by the Indiana Department of Health’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission.

Four Priority Areas Encompass Our Work

Decrease Youth Tobacco Use Rates

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VOICE

Breathe Easy Marshall County recruits and mentors a core team of youth leaders to drive VOICE-branded initiatives across Marshall County. These students lead peer education on tobacco and vaping, build youth empowerment and engagement and spark community action that creates lasting, positive change.

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Middle & High School Comprehensive Strategy

Breathe Easy Marshall County provides youth-focused tobacco and vaping education in local schools, equips staff with training, informs parent groups, and promotes non-punitive consequences that steer students toward support services.

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Point of Sale Marketing

We teach how pricing and marketing tactics target teens and how retail displays shape behavior, and we use the Standardized Tobacco Assessment for Retail Settings (STARS) survey to track Marshall County’s point-of-sale environment.

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Decrease Secondhand Smoke

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Smoke-Free Communities

We champion countywide smoke-free air policies that keep every workplace free from secondhand and thirdhand smoke.

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Smoke-Free Employers

Quit Now provides comprehensive tobacco cessation benefits, outlines how to adopt tobacco-free grounds and offers support through its Quit Now Employer Champions program. Employers can visit the QNI Champion Employer Enrollment page to learn more.

Become a Quit Now Indiana Champion Employer

Decrease Adult Tobacco Use Rates

Help with Quitting

Breathe Easy Marshall County partners with healthcare providers and community organizations to increase referrals to Quit Now Indiana and connect residents with proven quit support.



For more tools and programs, visit our Quit Smoking Services page.

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Maintain Infrastructure

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Coalition

Breathe Easy Marshall County actively participates in local and statewide coalitions, growing membership and recruiting partners, especially organizations that serve Marshall County residents.

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Tobacco-Free Families

Breathe Easy Marshall County trains staff in Head Start centers and alternative family settings on the Breathe: Healthy Steps to Living Tobacco-Free curriculum, equipping them to educate families and caregivers about tobacco risks and quit resources.

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