The State of Tobacco Control: 2002 [report]

[Laura Larsson]

Friends:

FYI. From my Weblog.

American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control: 2002 
<http://lungaction.org/reports/tobacco-control.html>

Have states squandered the approximately $240 billion in tobacco 
settlement dollars? According to the American Lung Association the 
answer is "yes".

According to the report, "[f]orty-three states and the District of 
Columbia received an "F" in smokefree air laws; 32 states and the 
District of Columbia received "Fs" in tobacco program funding, 17 
received "Fs" in tobacco taxes, and 28 received an "F" in laws limiting 
youth access to tobacco".  To see how your state did, click on your 
state on the map, or use the drop-down box to select your state from the 
alphabetical listing.

The methodology <http://lungaction.org/reports/methodology.html> for 
determining the grades is included. Get details on smokefree air, youth 
access to tobacco products, tobacco prevention and control spending and 
on the effects on smoking of raising the cigarette tax.

-- 
Regards,

Laura Larsson
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