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The Raise it for Health Coalition is a group of Minnesota's leading health and nonprofit
organizations that share a common goal of reducing tobacco use. Raise it for Health
supports significantly raising the price of tobacco products in Minnesota because
it is a proven way to prevent children from starting to use tobacco and helping existing
tobacco users quit.
Raise it for Health partners include: