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Regional partners discuss tobacco inspections, training and FY28 reprocurement
Summary
Members of the Greater Boroughs Partnership for Health reviewed how the four towns conduct tobacco inspections, heard that the Massachusetts Health Officers Association will continue inspections through FY27 and offer mini‑grants, and discussed capacity building ahead of FY28 reprocurement of tobacco collaboratives.
The Greater Boroughs Partnership for Health discussed regional approaches to tobacco prevention and inspections during its May 12 remote meeting, focusing on how small towns can maintain compliance and youth‑access checks as the FY28 reprocurement for tobacco collaboratives approaches.
Mikayla Putty, Greater Boroughs Partnership for Health, opened the discussion and asked each town to describe current inspection arrangements and possible future structures. She said Northborough and Boylston are not currently part of a tobacco collaborative and that Northborough has partnered with MHOA for retail inspections and youth compliance checks.
Sarah McColgan, director of the tobacco control program for the Massachusetts Health Officers Association…
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