More than nine of 10 Hawaii residents consider it important to continue using the state’s tobacco settlement money for smoking-cessation programs and to reduce smoking among minors, according to a new survey. Tobacco companies pay settlement monies to Hawaii to compensate taxpayers for smoking-related health-care costs, and much of it goes to fund tobacco-prevention and control programs statewide. ... read more >>
Archive for the ‘Settlements’ Category
Hawaii residents back anti-smoking efforts
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Anti-Smoking Groups in Vt. Want Budget Preserved
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Vermont anti-smoking groups are trying to defend their programs’ budget, but Douglas administration officials say those programs aren’t being targeted for significant cuts. Vermont chapters of the American Heart Association, American Lung Association and other groups held a news conference Wednesday to say the $4.8 million a year Vermont spends to get people to quit smoking or not to start saves the state much more money in the long run. ... read more >>
Vermont anti-smoking groups are trying to defend their programs’ budget, but Douglas administration officials say those programs aren’t being targeted for significant cuts. Vermont chapters of the American Heart Association, American Lung Association and other groups held a news conference Wednesday to say the $4.8 million a year Vermont spends to get people to quit smoking or not to start saves the state much more money in the long run. ... read more >>
Lawmakers return to session
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
The Ohio General Assembly returns to session in less than two weeks, and the area’s representatives are already looking forward to the issues they expect to tackle in 2010. The economy is on the minds of House Reps. Jennifer Garrison, D-Marietta, and Debbie Phillips, D-Athens. “People are struggling right now, and we in Ohio are trying to react to a global recession,” Garrison said. ... read more >>
The Ohio General Assembly returns to session in less than two weeks, and the area’s representatives are already looking forward to the issues they expect to tackle in 2010. The economy is on the minds of House Reps. Jennifer Garrison, D-Marietta, and Debbie Phillips, D-Athens. “People are struggling right now, and we in Ohio are trying to react to a global recession,” Garrison said. ... read more >>
Lowest tier for anti-smoking initiatives
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Despite declines in smoking rates in Tennessee and Georgia, the states ranked dead last this year in state-funded tobacco cessation and prevention programs. “We see both Tennessee and Georgia as extremely disappointing,” said Peter Fisher, vice president of state issues for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, one of a group of health advocacy organizations that released the rankings this month. ... read more >>
Despite declines in smoking rates in Tennessee and Georgia, the states ranked dead last this year in state-funded tobacco cessation and prevention programs. “We see both Tennessee and Georgia as extremely disappointing,” said Peter Fisher, vice president of state issues for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, one of a group of health advocacy organizations that released the rankings this month. ... read more >>
Kansas ranks 39th in funding tobacco prevention programs
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Kansas ranks 39th in the nation when it comes to funding tobacco prevention programs. “States like Kansas are not investing in comprehensive tobacco prevention and smoking cessation programs. We know that when states do invest in these programs lives are saved. Kids don’t start smoking and adults quit,” said Paul G. Billings, vice president of National Policy and Advocacy of the American Lung Association. ... read more >>
Kansas ranks 39th in the nation when it comes to funding tobacco prevention programs. “States like Kansas are not investing in comprehensive tobacco prevention and smoking cessation programs. We know that when states do invest in these programs lives are saved. Kids don’t start smoking and adults quit,” said Paul G. Billings, vice president of National Policy and Advocacy of the American Lung Association. ... read more >>
New York criticized for cuts to anti-tobacco funds
Monday, December 21st, 2009
New York, which once ranked fifth in the nation for spending on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, now ranks 22nd among all states, according to a new study by a coalition of public-health groups. After cuts enacted this month to help close New York’s budget deficit, the state is spending $57 million on initiatives to reduce tobacco use — $55.2 million in state money and $1.8 million through a federal grant, the report said. ... read more >>
New York, which once ranked fifth in the nation for spending on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, now ranks 22nd among all states, according to a new study by a coalition of public-health groups. After cuts enacted this month to help close New York’s budget deficit, the state is spending $57 million on initiatives to reduce tobacco use — $55.2 million in state money and $1.8 million through a federal grant, the report said. ... read more >>
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Perhaps because it’s obvious, or because it often seems contrary to the American lifestyle, the fact that staying healthy is the most cost-effective way to beat soaring health-care costs doesn’t get much notice. ... read more >>
Perhaps because it’s obvious, or because it often seems contrary to the American lifestyle, the fact that staying healthy is the most cost-effective way to beat soaring health-care costs doesn’t get much notice. ... read more >>
Our View: Alabama and Mississippi both fall short
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
ALABAMA AND Mississippi are squandering a major opportunity to save lives and reduce health care costs. Both states are failing to fund smoking prevention and cessation programs at the levels recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The $246 billion, multi-state settlement with the tobacco companies provided a windfall for the participating states, but the states haven’t fulfilled their promise to devote a substantial part of that money to tobacco prevention. ... read more >>
ALABAMA AND Mississippi are squandering a major opportunity to save lives and reduce health care costs. Both states are failing to fund smoking prevention and cessation programs at the levels recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The $246 billion, multi-state settlement with the tobacco companies provided a windfall for the participating states, but the states haven’t fulfilled their promise to devote a substantial part of that money to tobacco prevention. ... read more >>
WHO Report: Governments Not Doing Enough to Protect Citizens from Secondhand Smoke, Implement Other Provisions of Tobacco Treaty
Friday, December 11th, 2009
A new report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that, even as the global toll of tobacco grows, most governments are falling short in implementing the policies required by the international tobacco control treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. In particular, the report finds that governments are not moving quickly enough to enact comprehensive smoke-free laws that provide protection from deadly secondhand smoke, with more than 94 percent of the world’s population still unprotected. ... read more >>
A new report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that, even as the global toll of tobacco grows, most governments are falling short in implementing the policies required by the international tobacco control treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. In particular, the report finds that governments are not moving quickly enough to enact comprehensive smoke-free laws that provide protection from deadly secondhand smoke, with more than 94 percent of the world’s population still unprotected. ... read more >>
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