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Intro: Under the Community Initiative, the communities receiving awards are diverse and highlights of these projects are grouped below by type of project:
* Communities Funded for Both Obesity and Tobacco
* Large Cities with Obesity Projects
* Large Cities with Tobacco Projects
* Urban Area Tobacco Projects
* Small Cities/Rural Areas Obesity Projects
* Small Cities/Rural Areas Tobacco Projects
* Obesity Projects by Tribes
* Tobacco Projects by Tribes
Communities Funded for Both Obesity and Tobacco
(1) Boston Public Health Commission, Massachusetts $12.5 Million (Obesity $6.4 Million, Tobacco $6.1 Million) . . .
The Commission's tobacco prevention effort will engage youth and community members in policy efforts to reduce youth tobacco use and exposure, including reducing exposure of youth and communities of color to tobacco industry marketing. A smoke-free homes initiative will result in 1,000 new units of smoke-free housing in Boston. Finally, the initiative will ensure the availability of multilingual smoking cessation services to Boston residents and build public awareness to utilize services. To ensure sustainability, the project will embed smoking cessation referral systems in electronic health records and provide training and technical assistance to health care professionals in accessing health insurance reimbursement for smoking cessation services.
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