About This Grant:
Through this grant we will build capacity with an area ethnic based community education and advocacy organization - Maine Community Integration (MCI) to create and implement culturally appropriate tobacco interventions when working with New Mainers. Additionally, a social determinant of health education access and quality will be covered for middle and high school students and parents. Through research we were unable to locate any existing materials available for New Mainers for tobacco interventions. We will utilize one approach with two different audiences to reduce tobacco use in Androscoggin County over the next two years by addressing the New Mainer populations, which are disproportionately impacted by tobacco.
To learn more about Healthy Androscoggin, visit https://healthyandroscoggin.org/.
MAINE CANCER FOUNDATION GRANTS TO THIS ORGANIZATION:
| Year | Grant Title | Category | Amount | Grant Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Community Immunity: A Collaborative Effort to Raise HPV Vaccinations Rates in Androscoggin County | HPV | $50,000 | Healthy Androscoggin |
| 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 |