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Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation August 2008
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Welcome to the newly relaunched VTSF newsletter!
 
VTSF has lots more to share, so stay tuned! We'll be announcing our 2007 Youth Tobacco Survey results soon, and there's good news! Together we are making a difference in the health of Virginia's youth.
Apply Now for Three-Year Program Grants!
VTSF Program Kid
VTSF has issued our latest RFP for three-year program grants for youth tobacco-use prevention and cessation. Download the forms today! Proposals are due Oct. 8. All applicants must attend one of four statewide proposal development trainings: Sept. 3 in Blacksburg; Sept. 5 in Portsmouth; Sept. 8 in Richmond; or Sept. 10 in Chantilly. Register for the trainings here.  
VTSF 7th Annual Grantee Conference
Als Pals Program
VTSF's 7th Annual Grantee Conference is coming up Sept. 24-25 at the Marriott City Center in Newport News. Our theme this year is "Grassroots Programs: The Passport to Healthy, Tobacco-Free Youth." Local programs are a key component of Virginia's comprehensive tobacco-use control initiative. Let VTSF be your guide on our ongoing journey to reduce youth tobacco use in Virginia. Register now! 
Interview with Dr. Colleen Kraft 
Dr Colleen Kraft VTSF program grantee and nationally recognized pediatrician Dr. Colleen Kraft speaks about the health dangers that secondhand smoke poses to youth, as well as the importance of tobacco-use prevention education. Read more here.

If you are a VTSF program or research grantee and would like to share your story in a future VTSF newsletter, please e-mail VTSF Public Affairs Coordinator Richard Foster.
In This Issue
Apply Now for 3-Yr Program Grants
VTSF Annual Grantee Conference
Secondhand Smoke Poses Health Dangers for Youth
Featured VTSF Programs Grantees
Featured VTSF Programs Grantees
VTSF Grantee
This month, three VTSF program grantees tell you about their successes with VTSF tobacco-use prevention and cessation programs in their own words.
 
Tobacco Prevention News
 
 
 
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