Sec. HH-1. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from Other Special Revenue funds to carry out the purposes of this Part.
2000-01
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Health
All Other $8,350,000
Provides funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine for grants to communities and schools with statewide coordination to achieve the goal of reducing tobacco addiction and use and resulting disease in all populations throughout the State, with a focus on those at highest risk such as youth and disadvantaged populations.
Bureau of Health
All Other $1,200,000
Provides funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine for independent program evaluation, research and outcomes monitoring.
Bureau of Health
All Other $6,750,000
Provides funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine for statewide tobacco cessation and prevention through the operation of a statewide toll-free telephone support line, training and certification of tobacco cessation specialists, direct assistance for smoking cessation services and pharmaceuticals as well as a statewide multimedia campaign.
Bureau of Health
Positions - Legislative Count (5.000)
Personal Services $201,011
All Other 25,000
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TOTAL $226,011
Provides funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine for 5 positions to the Bureau of Health for administering the programs funded in this Part: one Comprehensive Health Planner II position; 3 Public Health Educator III positions; and one Accountant I position.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SERVICES ___________
TOTAL $16,526,011
Sec. HH-2. Grants provided. Grants provided pursuant to this Part must be equitably distributed across the major geographical areas of the State. Effective interventions must be implemented using research and best practices from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other recognized authorities. All grantees must coordinate with the local health care delivery system, education system and other appropriate community members and community organizations. Funds may also be used to reduce physical inactivity, poor nutrition and other risk factors in order to reduce tobacco-related diseases. School programs funded by grants provided pursuant to this Part must be used to reduce tobacco use through coordinated school health programs. These school health programs should focus on comprehensive school health education that includes tobacco prevention education. Support may be provided for school health services that include tobacco cessation and prevention services.
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