Summit Prevention Alliance is a recipient of grant funding from the State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP).  STEPP’s goals are to prevent youth from starting to use tobacco; help people who use tobacco to quit; assist in the reduction of and protection from secondhand smoke; and reduce tobacco use among groups that are disproportionately affected and/or at high risk.

Summit Prevention Alliance’s goals for the and strategy’s in 2009 include the following:

• Assisting local businesses and organizations with development, implementation, and enforcement of tobacco-free campus policies
• Working with local businesses and organizations with development of employee policies related to tobacco
• Implementing a community assessment  to develop a policy-based process for addressing youth access to tobacco in Summit County
• Advertising cessation resources (1-800-QuitLine and www.coquitline.org) and education about the harms of secondhand smoke (www.raisesmokefreekids.com)
• Assist local healthcare providers with improving tobacco intervention efforts with patients and clients
• Coordination of the Summit County Tobacco Coalition