1 / 4

Tobacco and Inequalities Project

Tobacco and Inequalities Project. Paula Gaunt-Richardson ASH Scotland. Tobacco and Inequalities Project. Oct. 1999 – Sept. 2002 Built on the findings and recommendations of earlier work Aims

palani
Download Presentation

Tobacco and Inequalities Project

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Tobacco and Inequalities Project Paula Gaunt-Richardson ASH Scotland

  2. Tobacco and Inequalities Project Oct. 1999 – Sept. 2002 Built on the findings and recommendations of earlier work Aims • To support the development of community based services to support the reduction of smoking among those living on low income. • To develop evaluation approaches relevant to those working at community level undertaking smoking based work. • To support the national, regional and local initiatives developed in response to the White Paper on Tobacco, `Smoking Kills` and the White Paper on health, `Towards a Healthier Scotland`.

  3. Tobacco and Inequalities ProjectSmall Grant Funding • 6 grants - £10,000 over one year of operation. • Allocated to support smoking reduction among those living on low income. • Innovation and experimentation. • Investigation of new ways of working, offer new services, improve and develop the way existing services are offered. • Sustainability. • Overcoming barriers. • Evaluation.

  4. Small grant funding Tobacco & Inequalities Project 4. FAME, Shetland 5. Denny Community Support Group, Stirlingshire 1. Dramattacks/ CommuneArts Initiative, Ayr 2. M.E.D.I.C.A., Midlothian 3. Regeneration Centre, Faifley 6. Grampian Heart Campaign, Aberdeen

More Related