About This Grant:
Healthy Androscoggin aims to enhance the capabilities of animal welfare personnel by offering comprehensive training sessions focused on the profound effects of secondhand and thirdhand smoke on pets. This initiative encompasses the development of a widespread health communication campaign, employing both printed materials and mass media platforms. This campaign will educate pet owners and individuals engaged in pet care and welfare about the potential hazards linked to secondhand and thirdhand smoke exposure in pets. Efforts will extend to heightening awareness regarding the avenues available for pet owners to quit their tobacco use through the utilization of Maine QuitLink.
To learn more about Healthy Androscoggin, please visit: https://healthyandroscoggin.org/
MAINE CANCER FOUNDATION GRANTS TO THIS ORGANIZATION:
| Year | Grant Title | Category | Amount | Grant Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke and Pets | Tobacco | $41,000 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2020 | General Operating Support | Operating, Prevention | $35,000 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2019 | General Operating Support | Operating, Prevention | $50,000 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2019 | Tobacco Support Group | Prevention, Tobacco | $9,123 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2018 | Colon Health Rx: A Unique Approach to Cancer Screening in Lewiston's Immigrant Community | Access to Care, Colorectal Cancer, Screening | $93,051 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2018 | Preventing Youth Smoking Through Community Education: The Tobacco 21 Law | Prevention, Tobacco | $94,816 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2017 | Tobacco Prevention, Education, and Cessation Support for Adults in Androscoggin County | Prevention, Tobacco | $52,419 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2022 | New Mainer Focused Tobacco Interventions | Prevention, Tobacco | $80,000 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 2021 | General Operating Support | Operating, Prevention | $40,000 | Healthy Androscoggin |