Cancer Coalition eyes teen tobacco use
South Georgia Cancer Coalition Health and Education Coordinator Kimberly Scott tells the Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County last week that the organization was alarmed by the rate of tobacco usage among teens in the sixth through 12th grades in the coalition’s 31-county service area. The coalition is striving to make all campuses and school-related activities tobacco-free.
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