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Lung association names mini-grant recipients

November 17, 2019

The American Lung Association in Delaware announced recipients of the Delaware Division of Public Health Mini-Grants for 2019-20.

The mini-grant program was established to enable Delaware communities to develop their own tailor-made smoking education, prevention and cessation programs, incorporating physical activity, nutrition and obesity initiatives. It is estimated that these programs will educate more than 10,000 Delawareans about the dangers of tobacco use.

Agencies were selected by a diverse team of community leaders to receive the funding. The American Lung Association in Delaware will manage the mini-grant program, made possible by the Delaware Division of Public Health’s Tobacco Prevention/PANO Community Contract, supported by the Delaware Health Fund.

Each recipient was required to address at least one goal for A Plan for A Tobacco-free Delaware and at least one of the goals for Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity.

The goals for A Plan for A Tobacco-free Delaware include: Prevent the initiation and use of tobacco and emerging products among Delawareans; increase quitting and quit attempts among Delawareans who use tobacco products; eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke, vapors and other emissions; decrease the social acceptability of tobacco, e-cigarettes and emerging products; and strengthen and cultivate Delaware’s leadership in all levels of comprehensive tobacco prevention and control.

Goals for physical activity, nutrition promotion and obesity prevention are to increase access or opportunities for daily physical activity for children and families; increase the number of organizations adopting policies and/or practices promoting federal nutritional guidelines and physical activity standards; strengthen community or organization capacity to promote a healthy built environment, health in all policies and health equity; and prevent obesity through increased knowledge, skills and behaviors of healthy eating and physical activity, and obesity’s impact on chronic disease.

Local mini-grant recipients are Mental Health Association in Delaware, First State Community Action Agency, Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club, Georgetown Boys & Girls Club, Oak Orchard Boys & Girls Club, Greater Milford Boys & Girls Club, CAMP Rehoboth, University of Delaware 4H, and Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association.

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