Reducing the Maternal Smoking Rate in Adams County

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Community Size
Years
Course Title
Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Course Letter Acronym
PUBLHLTH
Course Number
780
Project Lead Faculty
Barbara Duerst

Reducing the maternal smokingrate, as part of the burden of alcohol and other drug abuse, has been identified as a priority focus for the Adams County Community Health Improvement Plan. Although the county has made some progress in the past several years, the maternal smoking rate continues to be the highest in the state, and well above the national average. A renewed focus on optimizing local community-based resources, rather than reliance on the health systems, and integration of effective sys...


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