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~~d"Gle'r P.O: BO%'487 • ROUTE 130 • ROBBlNSYILLE, NEW lERSEY 08691 (609i 587-4855 May 4, 1990 Ms. Janice Marshall, MSN Coordinator New Jersey Department of Health Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control Smoking Control Program CN369 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0369 Dear Ms. Marshall: ROtER7 F. KANASY Executive Director FLORENCE K. PFRAGAUO Associate Director ROY SCHLEICHER Associate Director JOSEtH P. PORCAROAssistant Director The NJSIAA endorses the New Jersey-Department of Health's initiative to develop tobacco control activities to reduce the cancer and other health-related consequences of smoking. Our TARGET program includes a comprehensive chemical health. education program which includes anti-smoking. In addition, many of our member schools have adopted an athlete's code of conduct which includes non-use of tobacco as well as alcohol and drugs. Most recently, all our schools have been sent a video on smokeless tobacco and the risks involved. The NJSIAA would welcome additional resources and information which may be provided by the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST) project. In addition, we offer our assistance through our TARGET coordinator, Mr. Joseph Porcaro. Quite frankly, there is a need for this effort, since most of the efforts in substance abuse in the past few years have ignored smoking and concentrated on alcohol and drugs. The American Cancer Society and the New Jersey Department of Health seem to be the most knowledgeable and logical agencies to conduct this comprehensive study. Both agencies have provided many outstanding resources to our schools for use in our health, safety and athletic programs. I wishlyou success in your application. RFK:rf Executive Director Sincerely yours, Robert F. Kanaby A VOLUNTARV; NON-PROFI rASSOCIArION•HAVING NO AFF/LIATRON WhlH'STATE GOVERNMENr rc~r~~aNq,c.+nr~acrv rnVrnTrcv n,Arn aq1n oi qvlN -0Ti4l Ftt(' r;(1l..fnF!i-Ul)N