Building a Healthier Community, Together
Tobacco Free Lancaster County (TFLC) is a coalition of more than 30 partner agencies and passionate individuals united by a common belief: that everyone in Lincoln and Lancaster County deserves to live and breathe in a healthier environment. We promote health by working to eliminate the use of and exposure to tobacco and e-cigarette products through education, advocacy, and genuine community connection. In everything we do, we’re guided by our values of advocacy, inclusivity, collective impact, education, and service, because a tobacco-free Lancaster County is something we can only build together.
What Drives Us
Our Mission
TFLC promotes health by eliminating the use of and exposure to tobacco & e-cigarette products.
Our Vision
TFLC envisions Lincoln and Lancaster County as a tobacco & e-cigarette free community.
Our Values
Advocacy, Inclusivity, Collective Impact, Education, Service.
Our Goals
Influence
Influence tobacco-related prevention activities, which impact Lincoln and Lancaster County.
Improve
Improve community health by educating the community.
Advocate
Advocate for policies that reduce tobacco & e-cigarette use and exposure,
Engage
Engage a variety of agencies, businesses, and individuals in prevention activities.
TFLC Leadership
Meet our President
Kristin Walstad
Kristin got involved with TFLC through her work in tobacco cessation and mental health care. She is dedicated to supporting wholistic health and reducing the negative health impacts of tobacco and nicotine use. She is passionate about providing trauma-informed, evidence-based interventions to help people quit tobacco and nicotine products. She believes quit support should be empowering and relevant to the individual.
Kristin currently manages wellbeing programs at a partner organization. She has previously overseen tobacco cessation programming at a community health center based in Lincoln and Omaha. There, she provided quit education and support for individuals living with mental health and substance use challenges. Kristin has a background in health promotion and holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology.
Meet our Vice President
Lauren Falconer
Lauren Falconer serves as TFLC’s Vice President and is the Development & Operations Manager with OutNebraska, a nonprofit dedicated to the LGBTQIA2S+ community across Nebraska. She got involved with TFLC because smoking is an issue that hits close to home. Tobacco use disproportionately impacts the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and as an employee of the only statewide LGBTQIA2S+ organization in Nebraska, Lauren feels a responsibility to help share information and resources about tobacco use.
Originally from Kearney, Lauren now lives in Lincoln with her partner Ethan and their two cats, Tonks and Albus. She started college as a music performance major before discovering a passion for grant writing, which led her to intern with the Asian Community & Cultural Center and eventually to her current role with OutNebraska. Outside of work, Lauren recently joined the board at KZUM radio station and loves taking Albus to the park for a walk, on a leash.
Get Involved
The TFLC Coalition has members from all backgrounds in our community, but we are always looking to include more voices! Click the Get Involved button to learn more about joining our coalition!
