North Central Public Health District has received a $14,000 grant from the Greater Oregon Chapter of the March of Dimes to launch activities aimed at supporting women of reproductive age.  The district says it will work with medical providers in the area to support the project.  Risk factors that may affect a healthy pregnancy will be addressed and assistance offered to decrease them.  One example is in the area of smoking and pregnancy.  The district says statistics show 19-point-two percent of women in Wasco, Sherman, and Gilliam counties report using tobacco during pregnancy, higher than the state rate of 10-point-six percent.