MONROE County Resource Center Contact Information   Bloomington Hospital Jon Macy Email: jtmacy@indiana.edu Phone: 812-679-7216 Bloomington Hosp. Resp. Care, PO Box 1149 Bloomington, IN  47402 Visit the Bloomington Hospital website Cessation Classes   Beat Tobacco 1/3/2006 6pm Tuesdays 714 Rogers St. Bloomington, IN Beat Tobacco is Bloomington Hospital's tobacco cessation series designed to educate and support you in your decision to be free of tobacco. The classes are taught by respiratory therapists who are qualified tobacco educators, which means that they have received training on how to help people quit using tobacco. They understand the struggles and side effects of tobacco cessation, and they have an extended knowledge base to give you options on how to successfully quit using tobacco. No registration is required and the class is free. The class meets every Tuesday at 6:00 pm. For more information call 812-353-5811.   Bloomington Hospital One-on-One Cessation Counseling 1/6/2006 Upon Request 619 W. 1st St. Bloomington, IN This counseling is provided to individuals who are unable to participate in a group class due to schedule conflicts or personal need. The series is taught by a respiratory therapist who is a qualified tobacco educator, which means that they have received training on how to help people quit using tobacco. They understand the struggles and side effects of tobacco cessation, and they have an extended knowledge base to give you options on how to successfully quit using tobacco. No registration is required and the class is free. For more information call 812-353-5811.   TAP 1/1/2006 Varies on location TAP-Tobacco Awareness Program is a comprehensive tobacco cessation cirriculum adddressing smoking and spit tobacco. TAP is an eight-week program that provides information,opportunities for self-assessment, and challenging weekly asignments. The TAP cirriculam guides users to their quit date and helps them remain tobacco-free. It takes into account the fact that participants begin,continue,and decide to quit for a variety of reasons. The TAP curriculum encourages each person to choose the methods of cessation that they beleive will work best for them. This course is offered to youth 14-18 years old.   TEG 1/1/2006 Varies on location TEG -Tobacco Education Group is an alternitive to suspension for those caught using tobacco products on school property. It also serves as a Court-Diversion program for youth who violate state and local laws on the purchase and use of tobacco by minors. The program consists of eight 45-50 minute sessions involving lectures, videos, demonstrations, discussions, problem-solving, and cooperative learning strategies. TEG motivates adolescents to move to the preparation and action stages of quitting tobacco. The program addresses both smoking and spit tobacco use. This course is offered to youth 14-18 years old.   Indiana University Health Center 1/3/20068:00 - 4:30 Indiana University Health Center 600 N. Jordan Bloomington 812-855-8230 Individual appointments scheduled Monday - Friday during business hours. For more information call 812-855-8230.   Monroe County Health Department 1/3/2006Varies 119 W 7th St. Bloomington 812-349-2150 Cessation services are offered at the Monroe County Health Department office and the following additional locations: Ivy Tech, Community Health Services Clinic, Shalom Center, Banneker Center, and Richland Bean Blossom. For more information about dates and times call 812-349-2543.   MLS Health Services, Inc. 1/3/2006By appointment To be determined To schedule individual face-to-face counseling or group counseling, call 812-287-0055.   Saturday Cessation Class 4/29/200610:30 am Saturdays Bloomington Hospital Medical Arts Building, 619 W. 1st Street This free smoking cessation class meets every Saturday morning. For more information please call (812) 353-5811.   Ellettsville Cessation Class 5/3/20065:30 pm Wednesdays Arby's 3601 W. State Road 46 Ellettsville This free smoking cessation class meets every Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:45 at Arby's in Ellettsville. For more information call 812-353-5811. Calendar of Events   Smoke Free Day at Monroe County Fair 7/25/2007 () Wednesday, July 25, Kid's Day, is Smoke Free Day at the Monroe County Fair.