Lincoln County to Receive $31,210 in Funding to Reduce Tobacco Use
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Health Deputy Commissioner Eugene Neubert will join other state and local officials on Wednesday, May 28, at the Lincoln County Health Department in Fayetteville to present $31,210 in funding as part of the Tennessee Tobacco Settlement Program.
Each county in Tennessee will receive funding during this three-year program to reduce the burden of tobacco use in the state. All counties are challenged to set goals and select one or more projects that address three topics: eliminating smoking during pregnancy; reducing infants’ and children’s exposure to second-hand smoke; and preventing child and adolescent tobacco use. Lincoln County will focus its first-year project on reducing children’s exposure to second-hand smoke.
Funding from the Tobacco Settlement was provided to the Tennessee Department of Health for fiscal years 2014-16 to address the state’s high rate of tobacco use and prevent expensive related medical costs. The plan to distribute $15 million over three years has been generated with input from all 95 counties. This plan includes a variety of projects to target behaviors designed to protect the health of Tennessee’s most vulnerable populations: unborn babies, pregnant women and children.
Who: Eugene Neubert, Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Tennessee Department of Health
Leslie Humphreys, MPA, Assistant Commissioner for Community Health Services, TN Department of Health
Ami Mitchell, South Central Regional Health Director, Tennessee Department of Health
Debbie Broadway, Lincoln County Health Director, Tennessee Department of Health
Peggy Bevels, Lincoln County Executive
Sen. Jim Tracy, District 14
Rep. Billy Spivey, District 92
What: Presentation of Tennessee Tobacco Settlement Program funding
When: Wednesday, May 28, 9 a.m.
Where: Lincoln County Health Department
1000 Washington St. West, Suite A
Fayetteville, Tennessee 37334
MEDIA CONTACTS: Shelley Walker, 615-253-5184 or Shelley.Walker@tn.gov or Janet McAlister, 931-490-8885 or Janet.McAlister@tn.gov.