Last year the American Cancer Society
awarded $25,000 to the Ho-Chunk Intervention & Prevention Program to
help reduce the illness, disability and death related to tobacco use and
exposure to secondhand smoke. Since
that time, the Ho-Chunk Nation’ Program has made a number of advances in
reaching the residents of Black River Falls in the establishment of:
- A Ho-Chunk Tobacco Use and Abuse
Prevention Program to provide tobacco prevention and education related
activities to at least 400 youth, aged 4-17.
- A Ho-Chunk Smoking Cessation Program
that has provided classes to at least 120 adults, aged 18-80.
The Grant awarded is just one way the
American Cancer Society is working towards accomplishing its goals. The American Cancer Society’s goals as they relate to lung
cancer are:
- By 2010, reduce by 10 percent the
proportion of young adults (18-24) who have use tobacco products in
the previous month.
- By 2010, reduce by 30 percent the
proportion of adults (25 years and older) who have used tobacco
products in the previous month.
- By 2010, 90 percent of public places,
workplaces and restaurants will be smoke-free.
Each
year the American Cancer Society invites Midwest organizations and
community agencies to apply for grants which will enhance the delivery of
cancer control programs or interventions to reach high-risk populations.
Grants are awarded to programs that focus on colorectal, lung,
breast and prostate cancers as well as cancer prevention.
Priority is also given to organizations who are not practicing
healthy lifestyles due to limited access to medical care or other factors
such as race, income, educational level, age, medical history, geography
and gender preference.
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