GREENE
COUNTY COMBINED HEALTH DISTRICT
AWARDED SECOND YEAR FUNDING OF $170,689 FOR THE
TOBACCO
FREE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
(Xenia,
OH) Greene County Combined Health District has received grant funding for a
second year of $170,689 from the
Ohio Tobacco Use and Prevention Control Foundation to implement the Tobacco Free
Healthy Communities Program in Greene, Clinton, Fayette and Warren counties, and
the cities of Hamilton and Middletown.
The
grant award will be used to provide tobacco education and cessation programs
focusing on the following populations that use tobacco products: pregnant women;
youth; adults; minorities and smokeless tobacco users.
In
2000 the state of Ohio received funds from a Master Settlement Agreement against
the tobacco industry and Senate Bill 192, created the framework for Ohio’s
plan to reduce tobacco consumption.
To
address Ohio’s alarmingly high smoking rates, Senate Bill 192 allowed for the
creation of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Trust Fund to help reduce
tobacco use in Ohio. The Fund, governed by a 20-member Board of Trustees,
distributes grants to reduce tobacco use among all Ohioans with a focus on
youth, pregnant women, regional populations and any other groups
disproportionately affected by tobacco use.
For
additional information regarding the Tobacco Free Healthy Communities Program,
contact, Greene County Combined Health District, Director of Health Education,
Sara Pappa at (937) 376-5600 or 1-866-858-3588.
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