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} 1* "Para Cada Farnilia Un Hogar" Alice Hart, CNS Director Community Nursing Services Vineland Health Department 111 North 6th Street Vineland, New Jersey 08360 Dear Ms. Hart: CASA PRAC, INC. 511 Grape Street Vineiand; NJ 08360 (609) 692-2331 June 14, 1990 I am writing to fully endorse and support your effort to get funding for a demonstration project for cancer prevention. I believe that there is a great need for the proposed project, ASSIST, as its primary objective is to reduce or prevent smoking. Hispanics in Cumberland County are the poorest, younger, least educated and fastest growing population in comparison to the other ethnic and racial groups. These condiitons put Hispanics at risk of illnesses, which left untreated can become disabling. Smoking has become more prevalent in the Isatino community due to the fact that we are targetted by the alcohol and tobacco industries. There are often more promotional materials advertising these products in Spanish,than there are educational materials that would help Hispanics. Casa P.R.A.C., Inc.'s mission is to improve the overall quality of life for the county's Hispanic population. Health is one of our concerns. We have eol- laborated•with the Vineland Health Department, the Cumberland County Health De- partment and the New Jersey Department of Health. I know that all of these entities, together with the American Cancer Society, will competently carry out the terms of the contract. Our organization will assist you in whatever means possible to carry your efforts to the Hispanic Community. One such effort can•be use of our radio,pro- gram in the local Spanish radio station. EVA DOMINGUEZ, : Executive Director (I ED/vp