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PORTLAND, Maine

Ruth Dufresne and Allison Morrill to present at the 2014 American Public Health Association annual meeting

Ruth Dufresne, M.S., SM, research associate for 91AV's School of Community and Population Health, and Allison Morrill, J.D., Ph.D., associate research professor for the School of Community and Population Health, will be presenting at the 2014 American Public Health Association's annual meeting held from November 15 - 19 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Their presentation, “Community Youth Tobacco Prevention Impact Evaluation - The Maine Story", will discuss the impact of tobacco prevention strategies implemented from 2008 through 2011 by Healthy Maine Partnerships (HMP) on youth smoking behavior and exposure.

 Implications for future HMP youth tobacco prevention strategies will also be discussed.

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, physician assistant program, and pharmacy school, in addition to a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.