Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
National Report Ranks Alabama 49th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
Published in Health Business Week, December 28th, 2007
Alabama ranks 49th in the nation in funding programs to protect kids from tobacco, according to a national report released by a coalition of public health organizations. Alabama currently spends $767,000 a year on tobacco prevention programs, which is 2.9 percent of the minimum amount of $26.7 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Last year, Alabama ranked 46th, spending $682,000 on tobacco prevention.
The annual report on states' funding of tobacco prevention programs, titled "A Broken Promise to Our Children," was released by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society Cancer...
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Source: Health Business Week (2007-12-28)
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