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Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition
5375 SW 7th Street, Ste. 100
Topeka, KS 66606
Phone: (785) 272-8396
Fax: (785) 272-5870

Officers & Staff

President Linda DeCoursey ... American Heart Association, Topeka

Vice President James Gardner, MD ... Physician, Manhattan

Secretary Nicole Brown ... Johnson County Health Department, Olathe

Treasurer Terri Roberts ... Kansas State Nurses Association, District 1 Legislative Chairperson, Topeka

Executive Director Mary Jayne Hellebust

Board of Directors & Staff

• Listing of Board of Directors

Request More Information

We have many documents that can help your community, organization or work place become smoke free. We've tried to include everything on this web site.

You can either call us at the above telephone number or email your request to Mary Jayne Hellebust.

Kansas Quitline

Want help quitting tobacco?
The Kansas Quitline can help.

Want a smokefree Kansas? This is the place to start.

Youth Prevention

• TASK promotes tobacco free teens by uniting communities to create one strong voice standing against the tobacco industry. Find out more.

Youth Access

"It's Everybody's Business" believes protecting children from easy access to cigarettes and other tobacco products protects their health and their future. Here, retailers can find tools to reduce youth access to tobacco. Because in Kansas, protecting youth against tobacco ...

Facts and Figures

In Kansas:
- 17.9% of adults smoke
- 20.6% of high school students smoke
- 11,800 kids (under 18) become new daily smokers each year
- $927 million in annual health care costs directly caused by smoking
- 161,000 kids are exposed to second-hand smoke at home

• Find more facts and figures here

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5375 SW 7th Street, Ste. 100 • Topeka, KS 66606 • (785) 272-8396