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/.tiW2500 REK'R/69 Chambers Works Deepwater, New /ersey 08023 (,609 ) 540-2600; July 9, 1990 Ms. Janice Marshall, MSN New Jersey Department of Health Div. of Epidemiology & Disease Control Smoking Control Program CN 369 .Trenton, NJ 06625-0369 Dear Ms. Marshall: We support the initiative called American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST) that is being proposed as a partnership among the New Jersey State Health Department, the Cancer Society, and businesses in New Jersey. Du Pont's Medical Services and health promotion programs heartily support the goal of this initiative which is to reduce the incidence of tobacco-related cancers among New Jersey's citizens. Our Chambers Works facility in Deepwater is interested in assisting with the implementation and evaluation of innovative smoking cessation programs in the workplace, especially those that can assist high risk individuals. We look forward to cooperating with the New Jersey Department of Health, the New Jersey Division of the American Cancer Society, and the state and local coalitions in carrying out the terms of this worthwhile contract. We believe that the partnerships proposed in ASSIST will result in tobacco control activities that will benefit our New Jersey employees, their families, and health promotion efforts throughout the Company. Sincerely, iCSC' ~ Richar&D. Stewart Works Manager Better THings for 8etter, Living