2020 Behavioral Health & Higher Education
Gold Star Standards of Excellence Program
For the second year in a row, MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence (CTI) is combining the 2020 Behavioral Health & Higher Education Gold Star Standards of Excellence (GSSE) programs and will host a recognition celebration during CTI’s Annual Treatment & Prevention Conference on June 16th in Freeport. At the GSSE Awards Breakfast, we will celebrate the successes of the 2020 awardees with wider support and acknowledgement from champions and stakeholders in the fields of commercial tobacco treatment and prevention. 

CTI will be offering one free individual registration (per organization/application) to attend the Annual Tobacco Treatment and Prevention Conference to those Behavioral Health & Higher Education entities that submit an application for the
2020 GSSE program.

Acknowledging your efforts in creating tobacco-free environments and having your voice/sector represented at the conference is important to our collective work in promoting safe and healthy environments in Maine. We hope you will join us and apply to the 2020 Gold Star Standards of Excellence Program
2020 GSSE Program Dates

Application Release : Monday March 16, 2020
(Application guidance webinar will be available on the
Breathe Easy website in March and a conference registration link/code will be emailed once your application submission has been confirmed )

Applications Due : Monday April 6, 2020

Awards Celebration : Tuesday June 16, 2020
Photos & GSSE Awards Breakfast from 7:30-8:30
Hilton Garden Inn, Freeport
The annual Gold Star Standards of Excellence recognition program encourages and supports Maine’s institutions and organizations that are addressing smoking and tobacco use by creating and maintaining smoke and tobacco-free policies to provide a healthy and safe environment for their students, clients, patients, faculty, staff and visitors.

All Maine Behavioral Health Organizations, Colleges/Universities and Career/Trade Schools are encouraged to apply for recognition. Those that meet a minimum of seven of the ten standards will be recognized with an award at the
Awards Celebration event in June 2020.

7-8 Standards = BRONZE AWARD
9 Standards = SILVER AWARD
10 Standards = GOLD AWARD

Visit our website for a preview of the 2020 GSSE Standards, how to find local support for application assistance and other additional details!
Questions?
Please visit our website or email BreatheEasy@MaineHealth.org
for more information.

The Breathe Easy Tobacco-Free Hospital Initiative is a program of the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence supported by funding from Maine Prevention Services, Maine CDC, DHHS.