SPArC Tobacco‐Free Lane County BACKGROUNDTobacco Prevention and Control Funding Agreement • June 30th, 2015
Contract Type FiledJune 30th, 2015For the first time in Oregon, during the 2013 legislative session, Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (TMSA) funds were designated for tobacco prevention and control. Input from the Conference of Local Health Officials (CLHO), the CLHO Healthy Communities Committee, the Tobacco Reduction Advisory Committee (TRAC), and an expanded group of advisors including representatives from Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) and the Governor’s Office resulted in a competitive funding opportunity using a portion of the TMSA funds for Local Public Health Authorities (LPHAs) to advance policy, systems and environmental changes that: