American Cancer Society, CVS present grants to tobacco-free schools

The American Cancer Society has partnered with the CVS Health Foundation to present grants to 20 institutions across the United States for their Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative (TFGCI).
The program gives $3.6 million to these colleges and universities in an effort to further advance and grow the implementation of smoke- and tobacco-free campus polices to 100 percent across the nation. The announcement of the grants is part of the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout.
"With our partners at CVS Health, we are excited to support the efforts of many dedicated students, faculty and staff to make their campuses smoke- and tobacco-free using proven strategies that will also reduce tobacco use among students," American Cancer Society CEO Gary Reedy said. "To be successful in creating a tobacco-free generation, it is important that we prevent and eliminate lethal and addictive tobacco use among college students."
TFGCI is part of CVS Health’s Be The First initiative, which donates $50 million over five years to aid and promote education, advocacy, tobacco control and healthy behavior in hopes of creating the first tobacco-free generation. Part of CVS Health’s goal is to double the number of tobacco-free campuses.