<a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>supporting smoking cessation efforts among Native people.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>WHEREAS, ClearWay Minnesota and its partner organizations, and the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Department of Health, fund research, intervention, and community development projects, such as <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>wellness programs for adults and youth tobacco prevention activities; and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>WHEREAS, funding of cessation, research, and policy efforts in Minnesota Native <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>American communities by ClearWay Minnesota and its partner organizations has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>commensurate with the persisting health disparities between Native people and the general <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>population that are well-documented by Indian Health Service; NOW, THEREFORE,<br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota that it:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>(1) supports efforts to prevent smoking addiction among Native people, especially our <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>youth;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(2) supports smoking cessation efforts, including the development of culturally-specific <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>cessation models; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>(3) supports tribal members by increasing smoke-free policies and enforcement of current <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>policies to protect the health of tribal people.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of the State of Minnesota calls on <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>ClearWay Minnesota and its partner organizations, and the Minnesota Department of Health, to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>immediately provide adequate funding to tribal programs and urban organizations for smoking <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>cessation, prevention, and research efforts to reduce health disparities for Minnesota Native <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>people.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota is <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>directed to prepare a copy of this memorial and transmit it to the Minnesota Department of Health.<br/>