Code of Colorado Regulations
1000 - Department of Public Health and Environment
1015 - Prevention Services Division (1009, 1015, 1016 Series)
6 CCR 1015-5 - TOBACCO EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND CESSATION GRANT PROGRAM
Section 6 CCR 1015-5-1.2 - Program Goals and Services
Universal Citation: 6 CO Code Regs 1015-5, ยง 1.2
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024
(1) Program Goals. The grant program goals are to provide funding for community based and statewide programs for the purposes of:
(a) Reducing initiation of tobacco use by
children and youth;
(b) Promoting
cessation of tobacco use among youth and adults; and
(c) Reducing exposure to second-hand
smoke;
(d) Decreasing
tobacco-related disparities.
(2) Program Services. An entity that applies for a grant shall demonstrate that the program provides at least one of the following:
(a) Education designed
for school-age children that, at minimum, addresses tobacco use prevention and
cessation strategies and the dangers of tobacco use;
(b) Education programs, including but not
limited to school, worksite, mass media, and health-care setting programs,
designed to prevent or reduce the use of all types of tobacco products or help
reduce exposure to secondhand smoke;
(c) Counseling regarding the use of all types
of tobacco products;
(d) Programs
that address the prevention and cessation of the abuse of various types of
drugs, with an emphasis on prevention and cessation of tobacco use;
(e) Tobacco use and substance abuse
prevention and cessation services addressed to specific population groups such
as adolescents and pregnant women and provided within specific ethnic and
low-income communities;
(f)
Training of teachers, health professionals, and others in the field of tobacco
use and prevention;
(g) Tobacco
addiction prevention and treatment strategies designed specifically for persons
with mental illness;
(h) Activities
to prevent the sale or furnishing by other means of cigarettes or tobacco
products to minors;
(i) Programs
that are designed to eliminate health disparities among segments of the
population that have higher than average tobacco burdens; and
(j) Programs that are designed for the
purpose of evaluating the entire statewide program or individual components of
the program.
(3) Any program funded through the Division may be presented in combination with other substance abuse programs.
(4) The majority of moneys annually awarded to grantees shall be for evidence-based programs and programs that prevent and reduce tobacco use among youth and young adults.
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