Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program
On July 1, 2011 the Arkansas Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program (TPCP) gave Healthy Connections Inc. and Quality of Life Outreach Inc. $53,375.00 to implement efforts to decrease and eliminate tobacco use in Polk County. There were 19 grants given throughout the state.
Local coalitions play an integral part in preventing youth from starting and helping tobacco users quit.“Coalitions and other grantees are an important part of TPCP’s tobacco control strategy,” said Carolyn Dresler, MD, TPCP’s Medical Director. “They act as our hands and feet in local Arkansas communities, interacting with real citizens and providing feedback on how we can improve our efforts statewide.”
Healthy Connections Inc. and Quality of Life Outreach Inc. partner with their local communities to implement a variety of activities that teach Arkansas youth about the dangers of tobacco. They distribute information to tobacco users about services available to help them quit, and they act as tobacco control advocates, raising awareness about the burden tobacco use places on the user, their families and all Arkansans. This grant focuses on building the coalition efforts, eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke, promoting quitting among youth and adults and preventing initiating among youth and young adults.
For more information about local tobacco control efforts, call 479-437-3449 ext 137 Katrina Rowe or e-mail krowe@healthy-connections.org
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program
On July 1, 2011 the Arkansas Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program (TPCP) gave Healthy Connections Inc. and Quality of Life Outreach Inc. $53,375.00 to implement efforts to decrease and eliminate tobacco use in Polk County. There were 19 grants given throughout the state.
Local coalitions play an integral part in preventing youth from starting and helping tobacco users quit.“Coalitions and other grantees are an important part of TPCP’s tobacco control strategy,” said Carolyn Dresler, MD, TPCP’s Medical Director. “They act as our hands and feet in local Arkansas communities, interacting with real citizens and providing feedback on how we can improve our efforts statewide.”
Healthy Connections Inc. and Quality of Life Outreach Inc. partner with their local communities to implement a variety of activities that teach Arkansas youth about the dangers of tobacco. They distribute information to tobacco users about services available to help them quit, and they act as tobacco control advocates, raising awareness about the burden tobacco use places on the user, their families and all Arkansans. This grant focuses on building the coalition efforts, eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke, promoting quitting among youth and adults and preventing initiating among youth and young adults.
For more information about local tobacco control efforts, call 479-437-3449 ext 137 Katrina Rowe or e-mail krowe@healthy-connections.org