Program Contact Info:
Address:P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882 United States
https://www.health.state.mn.us/tobacco
Organization/Agency:
Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives
Type of Agency:
State Government
Staff Information
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Oliven | Tobacco Prevention and Control Manager | 651-201-5442 | Laura.Oliven@state.mn.us |
| Christina Thill | State Tobacco Policy Planner | 651-201-3668 | Christina.Thill@state.mn.us |
| Cassandra Stepan | Local Tobacco Policy Planner | 651-201-3665 | Cassandra.Stepan@state.mn.us |
| Christine Godwin | Tobacco Prevention and Control Supervisor | 651-201-3615 | Christine.Godwin@state.mn.us |
| LaRaye Anderson | American Indian Community Specialist | Laraye.Anderson@state.mn.us | |
| Sarah Brokenleg | American Indian Community Specialist | 651-201-5491 | Sarah.Brokenleg@state.mn.us |
| Brianna Longeway | Tobacco Treatment Coordinator | 651-201-5393 | Brianna.Longeway@state.mn.us |
| Parker Smith | Tobacco Communications Coordinator | 651-201-5496 | Parker.Smith@state.mn.us |
| John Kingsbury | Tobacco Policy Evaluator | 651-201-3663 | John.Kingsbury@state.mn.us |
| Lorraine Swenson | Tobacco Prevention and Control Administrative Support | 651-201-5438 | Lorraine.swenson@state.mn.us |
Program Description / Services
The MDH Tobacco Prevention and Control Unit (TPC) awards $3.2 million in state grant funds to organizations, tribal governments and urban American Indian organizations through the Tobacco-Free Communities and American Indian grant programs. One of the grant focus areas is smoke-free multi-unit housing or housing. There are 6 Tobacco-Free Communities grantees working on smoke-free housing. The MDH Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives (OSHII) provides state grant funds to 52 Community Health Boards and 9 Tribal Governments and two urban American Indian organizations under the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP). All SHIP grantees are required to work on smoke-free housing efforts on the local level. MDH provides funding to the Association of Non-Smokers-Minnesota’s Live Smoke Free Program, the American Lung Association of Minnesota and the Public Health Law Center to provide technical assistance to MDH grantees working on smoke-free multi-unit housing and smoke-free housing.
MDH is working on an evaluation of local smoke-free housing work. For this evaluation, MDH and local public health have recruited rental properties that are in the process of passing smoke-free housing policies. Residents of these properties will be surveyed one month prior to, and six months after, implementation of the smoke-free housing policy in their building. Data from these surveys will allow us to examine changes in cigarette use, exposure to secondhand smoke, and quit attempts from pre- to post-policy implementation.
Geographic Area Served
Minnesota
Type of Housing Covered
Multi-Unit Housing, Single-Family Homes / Scattered Sites, Apartments, Townhomes, Condominiums, Co-Ops, Senior Housing, Residential Care Facilities, Student Housing, Market Rate, Public Housing, Affordable/Section 8, Supportive Housing, Veterans Housing, Indian Housing, Federally Owned, Privately Owned