Project Name: Tobacco-Free Quad Cities (TFQC)

Relationship to QCHI: QCHI Affiliate Project

Project Description: The TFQC addresses all aspects of tobacco including education, cessation, and availability in the community.

Target Audience: Individuals residing in Rock Island and Scott County

Start Date/Current Status: Formerly known as the Quad City Coalition on Health, this group became the TFQC in 2000. The TFQC is currently active in the community addressing various tobacco concerns. Project Coordinators are on staff at Rock Island and Scott County Health Departments.

Project Goals and Objectives: Change the culture of the community regarding tobacco use and exposure through:

1. Preventing the start of the use of tobacco
2. Promoting cessation of tobacco usage
3. Limiting the exposure to secondhand smoke
4. Decreasing the availability of tobacco products
5. Influencing tobacco related legislation

Tobacco-Free QC Documents

Click here to access the Rock Island County "Fact Sheet"
Click here to access the Scott County "Fact Sheet"
Click here to access the TFQC FY2010 Year in Review
Click here to access the Strategic Plan for our Community
Click here to access the Iowa Smoke-Free Air Act Business Fact Sheet
Click here to access the TFQC "Keep the Car" Smoke-Free Pledge
Click here to access the TFQC "Keep the Home" Smoke-Free Pledge
Click here to access the TFQC 2009 Year in Review
Click here to access the "Great American Smoke-Out" 2009 Update
Click here to access the TFQC Fiscal Year 2008 Newsletter
Click here to view team member list

Project Contacts:  

James A. Lehman, Project Chair (563-421-6503)
Brooke Barnes, Project Coordinator (563-326-8618 ext. 8857)
Jennifer Johnson, Project Coordinator (309-793-1955 ext. 303)