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Tobacco Free North Dakota urges continued funding for youth prevention, cessation and media outreach
Summary
Heather Austin of Tobacco Free North Dakota asked the committee to maintain and restore funding for the state tobacco prevention and control program in HB1012, highlighted new youth vaping outreach programs, and urged against proposed cuts to the program’s media line item.
Heather Austin, executive director of Tobacco Free North Dakota, told the House Appropriations Human Resources Division that the group's mission is to reduce tobacco and nicotine use and its health impacts across the state and urged continued sustainable funding for the state tobacco prevention and control program included in House Bill 1012.
Austin described work to address youth vaping and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including a…
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