Asian American Health Initiative
The Asian American Health Initiative was established to help eliminate health disparities that exist among Asians and Asian Americans living in Montgomery County MD. The AAHI is part of the Montgomery County DHHS, Office of Minority and Multicultural Health. The Asian American Health Program currently offers a diverse selection of services to the Asian and Asian American community including an Asian American Cancer Program, a Hepatitis B Program, an Osteoporosis Education and Screening Program, and Diabetes Awareness. The AAHI also has a Health Promoter Program which recruits and trains bi-lingual health promoters who in turn perform community outreach and education aimed at reducing cultural and linguistic barriers among Asian communities in order to offer better access to health care.
In partnership with Montgomery County Cancer and Tobacco Initiatives and the Cigarette Restitution Fund, AAHI’s Tobacco Control program provides culturally and linguistically appropriate tobacco education services as well as providing individual tobacco use cessation counseling services. For more information on the Asian American Health Initiative visit the AAHI website.
CASA of Maryland ( CASA of MD)
CASA of Maryland's Health Program works to address public health and primary care needs in the community. This includes health education and improved access to screening and treatment services for HIV, cancer and tobacco use prevention . Find out more at their website.
Community Ministries of Rockville/CASA of Maryland
Community Ministries of Rockville serve the most vulnerable and underserved people in the community with a wide variety of programs. Visit their website.
Both community-based-organizations in partnership with Montgomery County Cancer and Tobacco Initiatives CMR and CASA implement community tobacco prevention programs that target the Latino population of Montgomery County . In addition CMR/ CASA recruits and trains health promoters who deliver Project TNT (Towards No Tobacco), an evidence-based program to prevent youth tobacco initiation and focuses on youth aged 10-15.
Community Health Consulting
Community-Based Tobacco Prevention for Youth - This community-based program has been designed to provide targeted tobacco use prevention and outreach to out of school youth. Through this program, youth leaders are trained to conduct tobacco prevention activities in the community to increase awareness of the dangers of tobacco use, second hand smoke exposure and alternative tobacco products.
Community-based Tobacco Prevention for young mothers, pregnant teens and families – This community based program was designed to recruit and involve young mothers, pregnant teens and families in implementing tobacco control and prevention activities in the community settings. Through peer education and intervention activities, this program will result in the increased awareness of the dangers of tobacco use, second hand smoke exposure and alternative tobacco products.
G.O.S.P.E.L.
The G.O.S.P.E.L Program, which stands for Glorifying Our Spiritual and Physical Existence, is a faith-based program managed by the Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services, in collaboration with the Black Minister's Conference of Montgomery County. The program was developed to increase knowledge and awareness among African Americans regarding health disparity issues, especially those related to tobacco. Through a collaborative effort between the Office of Health Promotion and Substance Abuse Prevention and the Black Minister's Conference, the G.O.S.P.E.L. program reaches eleven African American churches and has a team of twenty-three community outreach workers.
Korean Community Services Center of Greater Washington
The Korean Community Services Center assists and empowers Asian Americans and new immigrants to become well-adjusted and fully contributing members of the United States through social services, education, advocacy, and development of resources. The KCSC offers several programs including a Social Service Program, an Immigration Program, a Health Program, a Domestic Violence Program, and an Education Program.
In partnership with Montgomery County Cancer and Tobacco Initiatives the KCSC implements tobacco education and cessation services and perform outreach to the Asian and Asian American community in Montgomery County. For more information the Korean Community Services Center please visit the KCSC website.
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County
The Primary Care Coalition is a private, non-profit, charitable organization working with public/private partners to provide high-quality, accessible, equitable, efficient, and outcome-driven health care services for low-income, uninsured Montgomery County residents. For more information, please check their website.
Enforcement
Montgomery County Department Of Liquor Control
The Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control, Division of Licensure, Regulation and Education conducts a Tobacco Enforcement Program. The tobacco enforcement program includes surveillance investigations of the approximately 800 Maryland State Retail Cigarette licensed facilities located in Montgomery County to ensure compliance with Montgomery County's Distribution of Tobacco Products to Minors law, and the tobacco product placement law. Board Alcohol/Tobacco Enforcement Specialists issue civil citations to retail cigarette license holders and their clerks for tobacco distribution and/or display violations. Board Alcohol/Tobacco Enforcement Specialists must also appear and testify in District Court regarding the tobacco civil citations issued. For more information on the Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control please email Lee Williams or visit the website.
