About the Program
Did you know?
Not smoking makes your food taste better.
About the NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund
The NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund was created by the General Assembly as one of 3 entities to invest North Carolina's portion of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. HWTF receives one-fourth of the state's tobacco settlement funds, which are paid in annual installments over a 25-year period. The Health and Wellness Trust Fund has committed the majority of these funds to community based projects that prevent and reduce tobacco use in our state in addition to funding the state’s tobacco quitline (QuitlineNC). We hope focusing on this special population will help improve the health and wellness of families in our state. For more information on HWTF, please visit: www.healthwellnc.com.
About the Center for Maternal and Infant Health
The NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund has partnered with the Center for Maternal and Infant Health to provide You Quit Two Quit. The Center for Maternal and Infant Health (CMIH), located within the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, seeks to improve the health of North Carolina’s women and infants through quality clinical services, patient and provider education, advocacy, research and state leadership. The Center was founded as a partnership between the Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics to better serve the mom-baby dyad. For more information about CMIH, please visit: www.mombaby.org.
About the Women and Tobacco Coalition for Health
The project also benefits from expert guidance provide by the Women and Tobacco Coalition for Health (WATCH). WATCH is comprised of experts in the field of maternal and infant health, public health, smoking cessation, and outreach to health care providers and consumers. Members include representatives from Smoke-Free Families, Project ASSIST, NC Prevention Partners, NC Healthy Start Foundation, Center for Maternal and Infant Health, and the Division of Public Health. This coalition has worked together for over 15 years with particular success around the development and promotion of the nationally respected Guide for Counseling Women Who Smoke.