SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
CONTACT: Dr. Gail Gray (605) 773-3737
Health Department announces tobacco control grant opportunity
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health will offer entities up to $45,000 in grant funding to work on tobacco control issues. Funding will be awarded to projects that address one or more of the program’s goals of preventing initiation of tobacco use, increasing tobacco cessation, and reducing exposure to secondhand smoke. Projects that duplicate current Department of Health programs or grant projects will not be eligible for funding. Deadline for applications is May 5, 2008.
Great progress has been made in tobacco control in recent years. The adult smoking rate in South Dakota has decreased to 20.3 percent from 27.2 percent in 1998, according to data from the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
. “While the achievements so far are impressive, much remains to be done,” said Dr. Gail Gray, director of Health and Medical Services for the South Dakota Department of Health. “Tobacco use is still the single most preventable cause of death and disease – responsible for the death of more than 1,000 people in this state each year.”
The Department of Health’s Tobacco Control Program coordinates state efforts to reduce death and disease caused by tobacco use,
South Dakota
’s leading cause of preventable death. The program works to prevent people from starting to use tobacco products, help current tobacco users quit, and reduce nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke. The programs efforts include: providing technical assistance and support to individuals, businesses, healthcare providers, and educational institutions; offering funding and support to local entities; conducting statewide public education campaigns; operating the state’s tobacco QuitLine; and conducting surveillance and program evaluation.
Reducing tobacco use is a key objective of the department’s Health 2010 Initiative
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
CONTACT: Dr. Gail Gray (605) 773-3737
Health Department announces tobacco control grant opportunity
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health will offer entities up to $45,000 in grant funding to work on tobacco control issues. Funding will be awarded to projects that address one or more of the program’s goals of preventing initiation of tobacco use, increasing tobacco cessation, and reducing exposure to secondhand smoke. Projects that duplicate current Department of Health programs or grant projects will not be eligible for funding. Deadline for applications is May 5, 2008.
Great progress has been made in tobacco control in recent years. The adult smoking rate in South Dakota has decreased to 20.3 percent from 27.2 percent in 1998, according to data from the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
. “While the achievements so far are impressive, much remains to be done,” said Dr. Gail Gray, director of Health and Medical Services for the South Dakota Department of Health. “Tobacco use is still the single most preventable cause of death and disease – responsible for the death of more than 1,000 people in this state each year.”
The Department of Health’s Tobacco Control Program coordinates state efforts to reduce death and disease caused by tobacco use,
South Dakota
’s leading cause of preventable death. The program works to prevent people from starting to use tobacco products, help current tobacco users quit, and reduce nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke. The programs efforts include: providing technical assistance and support to individuals, businesses, healthcare providers, and educational institutions; offering funding and support to local entities; conducting statewide public education campaigns; operating the state’s tobacco QuitLine; and conducting surveillance and program evaluation.
Reducing tobacco use is a key objective of the department’s Health 2010 Initiative
