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P U nited Cerebral Palsy Associations: of New Jersey, Inc. 354 South Broad Street • Trenton, New Jersey 08608 • 609-392-4004 • Fax 609-392-3505, Patricia Munday Hill, Ed.D. Myra Ryan, MtB•,4. Prerident £•xeculive Director May 31, 1990 i Mrs. Janice Marshall, MSN Coordinator New Jersey Department of Health Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control Smoking Control Program CN 369 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0369 Dear Mrs. Marshall: On behalf of United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New Jersey, I would like to voice our support for the ASSIST smoking cessation program, which I understand is a joint effort of your agency and the American Cancer Society, New Jersey Division. Our agency is aware of the effects of smoking on the fetus, and we would be very supportive of intervention effarts geared towards expectant mothers. Exposure to in-utero tobacco smoke increases the risk of the child being born with developmental disabilities, such as cerebral palsy or mental retardation. We therefore support your efforts towards bringing healthier babies into this world. A number of my staff are very familiar with the work of your agency and the American Cancer Society. Both agencies• smoking cessation and tobacco awareness programs have been proven very effective. Therefore, in my judgment, your agencies would be the ideal implementors of this program. I wholeheartedly wish you luck in your application for these funds. Please feel free to contact me if our agency may be of assistance with your efforts. Sincerely, • 1 v J Myra Ryan, M.B.A. ~ Executive Director ~ W U1 rn r6.. -dc qnd r•.nrrrn~ n(nrr<nna ++.irh dicnhiNkat tn, a chanvrnr~nrrrtr.