New Report: States Slash Funding for Tobacco Prevention Programs by 36 Percent
States Spend Less than Two Cents of Every Tobacco Dollar to Fight Tobacco Use
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- States have slashed funding for programs to reduce tobacco use by 12 percent in the past year and by 36 percent over the past four years, threatening the nation's progress against tobacco, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.
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The states this year (Fiscal Year 2012) will collect a near-record $25.6 billion in revenue from the 1998 state tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but will spend only 1.8 percent of it – $456.7 million – on programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit.
National Report: Massachusetts Ranks 35th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Massachusetts ranks 35th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.
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Massachusetts currently spends $4.2 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 4.6 percent of the $90 million recommended by the U.S.
National Report: Michigan Ranks 41st in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michigan ranks 41st in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.
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Michigan currently spends $1.8 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 1.5 percent of the $121.2 million recommended by the U.S.
