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National Report Ranks Connecticut 29th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco

Published in Law and Health Weekly, December 6th, 2008

Ten years after the November 1998 state tobacco settlement, Connecticut ranks 29th in the nation in funding programs to protect kids from tobacco, according to a national report being released this week by a coalition of public health organizations.

Connecticut this year plans to spend $8.3 million on tobacco prevention programs, which is 18.9 percent of the $43.9 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Connecticut's spending on tobacco prevention includes $7.4 million in state funds and $889,000 from a federal grant.

Connecticut's standing this year is a significant improvement from last year, when the state...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2008-12-06)

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