7.21.08: CGIII Program Evaluation Report Released

OTREC released the evaluation report for 2007 Community Grants Program of the former Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation, now under Healthy Ohio of the Ohio Department of Health. To download, go to www.otrec.org/CGIIIEvaluationReport.htm

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11.20.07: 2007 Ohio Tobacco Key Indicators Report

The first-ever Ohio Tobacco Key Indicators Report, completed recently by the Ohio Tobacco Research and Evaluation Center (OTREC) of Case Western Reserve University's Center for Health Promotion Research within the School of Medicine, provides insight and support for the steady decline in the prevalence of cigarette smoking among Ohio adults and youth since 2000 with adult smoking rates dropping from 27.6 percent in 2001 to 22.4 percent in 2006, outpacing the national decline.

10.17.07: The Ohio Tobacco Research and Evaluation Center to present at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health

The Ohio Tobacco Research and Evaluation Center (OTREC) will be presenting its data findings at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) in Minneapolis, MN from October 24th-26th, 2007. For more information on the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, please visit www.tobaccocontrolconference.org.

10.10.07: New RFP for Statewide Community Grants Announced

The Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation (OTPF) Board of Trustees recently announced its RFP for a new 3-Year Statewide Community Grants cycle. The RFP would fund up to $10,500,000 for the first year of a three-year grant cycle. Please visit www.otpf.org for more information.