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<br /> - --~ ... <br />UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - <br /> . <br />Twin Cities Campus Division of Epidemiology Suite 300 I <br /> 1300 South Second Street <br /> School oj Public Health Minneapolis, MN 55454-/015 -. <br /> 612-624-1818 <br /> Fax, 612-624-0315 <br />December 21,1995 . <br />Mayor Dennis Probst . <br />3395 Lake Johanna Blvd., <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 . <br />Dear Mayor Probst: . <br />In response to requests emerging from North Suburban Tobacco Compliance Project <br />members, who are currently focusing on preventing tobacco sales to youth, we have . <br />been seeking funding to establish a similar project to reduce alcohol sales to youth. The <br />compliance project has submitted two recent grant proposals to fund efforts to reduce <br />alcohol sales. Unfortunately, these two proposals have not received funding. . <br />The Division of Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota, together with a number of <br />community-based professionals, is currently preparing a third proposal. If funded, this _. <br />collaboration with the University would provide money both for implementing an <br />alcohol compliance project and evaluating its effectiveness. We are writing to describe <br />the project and to solicit your support and participation. . <br />We believe one of the best ways to reduce teenage drinking and its related problems . <br />(such as traffic crashes, teen pregnancies and STDs, violence and crime, suicide, school <br />and family problems) is to decrease the availability of alcohol. One source of alcohol in <br />our communities is licensed alcohol establishments. Although alcohol merchants are not . <br />the only source of alcohol for youth, reduction of illegal alcohol sales is one important <br />piece in solving the problem. <br />Some communities have been very successful in decreasing illegal sales of tobacco to . <br />youth. A number of communities are interested in expanding prevention efforts to <br />include alcohol sales to youth. We would like to build on existing efforts to create a . <br />model program focussed on reducing youth access to alcohol. If funded, this project <br />would begin about one year from now and continue for about three years. <br />This project may benefit your community in several significant ways: . <br />. A community coordinator (shared with other intervention communities) will . <br /> -. <br /> . <br />