Categories
· Cessation
· Tobacco Control
· Smokefree Policies
USA, by State
· New York
|
Jump to full article: Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard, 2009-06-25
Author: John Stith / The Post-Standard
Intro: The Cayuga County Tobacco Free Partnership has lost it's $145,000 state grant and will close its doors July 31, program coordinator Anne E. McCarthy said. The partnership, operated under the auspices of the Cayuga Community Health Network, had received funding for the past five years.
"There will be no one locally to call to get any type information, any type of resources for anyone who wants to make their grounds smoke-free ... people who want to quit smoking," she said.
A spokesman at the state Department of Health, which handled the grant application, would not say why the application was denied. Statewide, applications from programs in nine counties were rejected, he said.
Jump to full article » |