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Federal grant announced today to support tobacco-free initiatives in Linn County  

Jump to full article: Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette, 2010-03-21
Author: Cindy Hadish

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Tobacco prevention and cessation will be targeted with a $2 million grant that Linn County Public Health received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Ringgold County also received part of the total $3.2 million awarded through the

Communities Putting Prevention to Work federal stimulus program.

In Linn County, director Curtis Dickson said the grant will fund 15 public health positions to work on making school districts completely tobacco free and other initiatives.

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