Jump to full article: Plymouth (IN) Pilot News, 2006-07-31
Author: Holly Heller Staff Writer
Intro: BREMEN - For the past six years, Tobacco Free Marshall County has been working to inform local residents of the dangers of second-hand smoke and to drive legislation for a smoke-free ordinance throughout the county.
Now, armed with new information and resources from member Mark Neidig's recent trip to the World Congress on Tobacco OR Health in Washington, D.C., the group feels one step closer to reaching its goal.
“It was a source of inspiration,” Neidig said of the congress.
One of 4,000 to attend, Neidig represented both Tobacco Free Marshall County and Community Hospital of Bremen, where he is executive director of the foundation. At the congress, he networked with national and world leaders on what they are doing to implement or maintain smoke-free policies.
“Fourteen countries are already smoke-free. It's startling,”
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