Local Project Aimed at Young Adults and Vaping Receives Grant Funding

The Northwest Wisconsin Lung Health Alliance, which serves Ashland, Bayfield, Iron and several other adjacent counties, has been awarded a $200,000 grant by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to address the issue of vaping among young people, in particular those attending University of Wisconsin-Superior, Northland College and Northwoods Technical College. TheAshlandDailyPress reports initial plans for the program is to include education, treatment outreach and support. Funding for the grant comes from payments made to the state of Wisconsin as part of a settlement agreement reached in the case against JUUL Labs, the leading manufacturer of vaping devices.