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20 <br />CHAPEL HILL- CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS <br />Lincoln Center, Merritt Will Road <br />Chapel Hill; North Carolina 27516 <br />Telephone: 919- 967 -8211, FAX: 919- 9334560 <br />Neil Pedersen, Superintendent <br />October 27, 2002 <br />Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission <br />116 West Jones Street, Suite 1156 <br />Raleigh, NC, 27603 <br />Dear Commission Members: <br />Nellie Collins -Hart, Assistant Superintendent for <br />Curriculum and Instruction <br />Susan Spalt, Health Coordinator <br />x 279 <br />, I am writing to support the joint application to the Health and Wellness Trust fund <br />by the Orange County Health Department, the Orange County Schools and the Chapel <br />Hill - Carrboro City Schools. <br />Our district is committed to supporting pro, agrams aimed at reducing the use of <br />tobacco in teens. The reasons are obvious. Many of our nation's most serious health <br />problems are related to youthful tobacco use. These problems result in many years of lost <br />productivity and in too many premature deaths. While our tobacco use rates are low, I am <br />concerned about the increase in use between eighth and tenth grade. I am also concerned <br />about the use of marijuana by students in our school district. I therefore support - <br />intervening in the ninth grade health classes and working with-our high risk students. <br />This grant supports both the goals of our district and the efforts being made to "leave no <br />child behind." <br />I am confident that the City Schools Health Coordinator, Susan Spalt, will work <br />with you to make this program a success. Thank you for your work in this area. <br />Sincerely, <br />Neil G. Pedersen <br />Superintendent <br />