Programme allocations for MPAAT, 2000 and 200284
| Recipient | Purpose (grant duration) | 2000 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | |||
| Med/Ed Tob Smoke Task Force | To reduce exposure to secondhand smoke in restaurants, bars, businesses, and schools in Marshall and Pennington counties (2 years) | $152806 | |
| North Central Service Coop | To increase the number of smoke-free restaurants in Crow Wing, Todd, and Wadena counties (2 years) | $200000 | |
| Morrison County Public Health | To raise awareness and reduce exposure to secondhand smoke in Morrison County (around public schools, entrances to health care facilities, government buildings/grounds, and worksites) (2 years) | $120386 | |
| American Cancer Society (Midwest) | To change policies to promote health by reducing exposure to secondhand smoke in Hennepin and Kandiyohi counties (2 years) | $199530 | |
| American Lung Assoc. of MN | To build community readiness for public policy change to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke in Greater Minnesota (2 years) | $369000 | |
| MN Smoke-Free Coalition | To create and implement a statewide grassroots plan to eliminate exposure to second hand smoke (2 years) | $592050 | |
| MN Smoke-Free Coalition | To implement a project to mitigate the influences of the tobacco industry in Minnesota; this included a media campaign (2 years) | $201565 | |
| Chicanos Latinos Unidos E n Servicio | To establish an ethnic tobacco network representing the Chicano/Latino community in Minnesota (3 years) | $245000 | |
| Asian Bus & Comm Found | To build an ethnic network to reduce tobacco use within the Southeast Asian community in Minnesota (3 years) | $245000 | |
| William Mitchell College of Law | To work with unions and workers to address tobacco use in the workplace (2 years) | $365000 | |
| MN Nurses Assoc. | To develop a statewide partnership with labour unions to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke and promote cessation (2 years) | $200000 | |
| University of MN | To develop, promote, and evaluate weekly Smoke-free Saturday Night events in Minneapolis and St Paul, targeting youth (2 years) | $298038 | |
| Park Nicollet Institute | To increase awareness of dangers of tobacco use and secondhand smoke among Hispanic employees and employers (2 years) | $250794 | |
| University of MN | To develop a statewide partnership to decrease tobacco use rates and exposure to secondhand smoke by 18–24 year olds (2 years) | $163812 | |
| Rainbow Health Initiative | To develop a partnership to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke and promote cessation among the LGBT community (2 years) | $164517 | |
| Our Neighborhood Works | To reduce exposure to secondhand smoke in North Minneapolis through the adoption of clean indoor air policies in homes (2 years) | $283419 | |
| Council on Black Minnesotans | To establish an ethnic tobacco network representing the African American and African community in Minnesota (3 years) | $245000 | |
| Research | |||
| Hmong National Organization | To create a community–academic partnership to establish research methods about tobacco use with Hmong youth (18 months) | $119319 | |
| University of MN | To create a community–academic partnership with Indian Youth Consortium to produce information about issues specifically related to urban Indian youth tobacco use (18 months) | $123357 | |
| University of MN | To lay the foundation for a clinical trial evaluating a novel approach to smoking cessation through the use of sensory replacement among heavy smokers (3 years) | $494550 | |
| University of MN | To research a model smoking cessation programme designed to have health benefits for individuals with type 2 diabetes (3 years) | $449620 | |
| Center for Energy & Environment | To build a sound base of knowledge that will facilitate two types of interventions to reduce renters’ exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in their homes (3 years) | $470501 | |
| Mayo Clinic | To research strategies that will help cigarette smokers who are undergoing surgery manage and prolong abstinence in the pre- and postoperative period (3 years) | $477076 | |
| HealthPartners Research Foundation | To determine if financial incentives increase the likelihood of medical groups asking and assisting with quit attempts (3 years) | $449992 | |
| University of MN | To assess knowledge, attitudes, and believes about tobacco use within the LG BT community in the Twin Cities (18 months) | $206451 | |
| University of MN | To investigate the policy of outdoor smoking restrictions in park/recreation locations for changing tobacco use norms (18 months) | $212126 | |
| Park Nicollet Institute | To solicit opinions of primary care physicians, specialists, and nurses to determine ways to increase cessation counseling (8 months) | $91277 | |
| University of MN | To improve upon the reach and effectiveness of existing cessation programmes by developing a web based expert system to promote tobacco non-use among college students (3 years) | $477927 | |
| University of St Thomas | To expand the understanding of factors that cause young adults (18–24 years old) to start or stop smoking and/or expose themselves to secondhand smoke (3 years) | $375162 | |
| Indigenous Peoples Task Force | To assess the motivating factors to smoke and the use patterns for American Indian women who smoke during pregnancy, to build community readiness and develop recommendations for intervention strategies (2 years) | $159175 |