About This Grant:
New Mainers Public Health Initiative will send forth three Community Health Workers into 250 homes over a two-year period to individually warn of the serious and immediate effects of smoking, of second-hand smoke, of poor air quality due to smoking, and of potential medical care needed in response to an environment suffused in smoke.
We propose to address the second-hand smoke exposure currently experienced by New Mainer families in five major low-income apartment buildings in Lewiston, Maine, by hiring three Community Health Workers who will conduct in-depth site visits with 125 households within the selected apartment buildings per year.
MAINE CANCER FOUNDATION GRANTS TO THIS ORGANIZATION:
| Year | Grant Title | Category | Amount | Grant Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Combustible Cigarettes and Hookah Smoking Intervention Project in Lewiston-Auburn | Prevention, Tobacco | $80,000 | New Mainers Public Health Initiative |
| 2019 | Smoking Prevention Campaign for New Mainers | Prevention, Tobacco | $100,000 | New Mainers Public Health Initiative |
| 2018 | Community Education Workshops on Cancer for Refugees and Asylum Seekers | Access to Care, Prevention, Screening | $25,000 | New Mainers Public Health Initiative |
| 2022 | Cancer Screening Awareness and Education | Screening | $50,000 | New Mainers Public Health Initiative |