Crook County receives grant to curb tobacco use

Crook County officials said Wednesday they have received $ 25,000 from the Knight Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to help reduce the burden of tobacco use in our community.

The project will work with healthcare providers to assess current and recent adult tobacco users in Crook County to develop best practice and innovative tobacco cessation resources.

“Recent surveys of adult cigarette smokers in Crook indicate that 50 percent would like to quit. This grant will enable Crook County to better serve tobacco users who indicate they are ready to quit and need support for success,” said Muriel DeLaVergne-Brown, director of the Crook County Health Department.

The project is funded through the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program. This program is designed to build sustainable collaborations with Oregon communities by providing grants and other resources to foster development of community-identified cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and survivorship projects.

The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute has made a decade-long commitment to invest in this program to develop robust, sustainable programs that benefit the health of all Oregonians. Additional information about the program is available on the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s website. You may also contact Kris Williams at the Crook County Health Department with questions.