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Big Tobacco Fighting Ballot Initiatives That Would Protect Public Health

... or require investment in tobacco control and prevention programs, strategies that have proven to reduce tobacco consumption and improve the health of those who smoke or are exposed to smokers. Tobacco companies are also funding ballot measures in Arizona and Ohio that are clearly ... on the ballot Nov. 7 in at least six states. “When Big Tobacco has the chance to support the most effective measures to mitigate the health consequences of smoking, it instead uses tricky tactics and spends millions to defeat them,” the editorial reads. “The stakes are high ... 120,000 additional deaths due to smoking among current California adult smokers who quit smoking; and save Californians $16 billion in health care costs. FLORIDA – Amendment 4 would require the Florida Legislature to annually fund a comprehensive, statewide tobacco prevention program ...

Kansas Voters Overwhelmingly Support Increased Tobacco Taxes to Address Budget Shortfalls & Health

TOPEKA, Kan. – More than two-thirds of Kansas voters support raising tobacco taxes to alleviate budget shortfalls and generate revenue for health programs, according to a December 2016 poll commissioned by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. When asked if they favored ... per pack, but respondents across the political spectrum support a $1.50-per-pack increase, especially when the revenue is dedicated to funding health care and wellness programs. The governor’s proposal also includes a small increase for other tobacco products to 20 percent of the wholesale ...

Health Coalition: Defunding Oklahoma’s Tobacco Control Programs Will Prove Costly

OKLAHOMA CITY – A group of leading health organizations Thursday released the following statement in strong opposition to a resolution that would allow the Legislature to remove ... tobacco settlement dollars to support these programs that save lives by preventing tobacco use. The resolution does a great disservice to public health by allowing the Legislature to intercept 100 percent of annual payments received by the state from tobacco companies, and it recommends that ... wiping it out completely. “SJR 45 will contribute to more tobacco use, more tobacco-related disease and more preventable tobacco-caused health care costs for Oklahoma and its taxpayers. This resolution lays the groundwork to terminate grants and programs focused on reducing the tobacco ...

House Narrowly Upholds President's Veto of Children's Health Bill and Tobacco Tax Increase

... House of Representatives today failed to secure enough votes to override President Bush’s veto of legislation expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). “The bill would expand the number of children covered by SCHIP by raising the federal cigarette tax by 61 ... chose to stand with the President rather than disadvantaged children. This is a tremendous opportunity lost, not only for the kids who need health care but for all Americans who would benefit from the enormous lifesaving potential of an increase in the federal tobacco tax.  “In recent ...

Public Health Advocates Travel to Lincoln for Tobacco Prevention Day

Lincoln, Neb., – February 21, 2019 – Public health advocates from across the state traveled to the Nebraska State Capitol today to call on the Legislature to prioritize the 2,500 Nebraskans who will die from smoking this year. The visit was part of Tobacco Prevention Day at the Capitol, which brought health advocates together to encourage lawmakers to increase the tax on cigarettes, regulate and tax e-cigarettes and increase funding for tobacco ... importance of healthy lifestyle choices and provide science-based treatment guidelines to healthcare professionals to help them provide quality care to their patients. We also educate lawmakers, policymakers and the public as we advocate for changes to protect and improve the health of our ...

South Carolina Tobacco Tax Increase Is Major Public Health Victory

 Washington, D.C. – May 13, 2010 – “The South Carolina state legislature today took a major step to save lives and protect public health by overriding Governor Mark Sanford’s May 11 veto and passing a 50-cent tobacco tax increase. South Carolina has long held the rank of the ... at seven cents and had not passed an increase since 1977. Today’s historic victory is a testament to the decade-long persistence of public health advocates in South Carolina who made the case that raising tobacco taxes is a proven method to protect public health by reducing smoking and ... remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death, killing more than 400,000 Americans and costing $96 billion in direct health care costs each year." ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and ...

Health Coalition Backs Texas Lawmakers Proposing to Raise Minimum Tobacco Sale Age to 21

AUSTIN, Texas -- Two Texas lawmakers proposing to raise the state’s minimum tobacco age of sale to 21 – backed by a coalition of health care organizations – at a press conference Tuesday urged passage of their bills to protect and save the lives of young Texans by keeping them ... products and high school-aged Texans,” Rep. Zerwas said. “This is an opportunity to address an issue with devastating impacts on public health and great costs to our health care systems.”   “Without a doubt, the long term effects of our legislation will save lives and taxpayer ...

Health and Parent Groups Urge Trump Administration to Stand Strong and Implement Plan to Clear the Market of All Flavored E-Cigarettes – Kids’ Health Must Not Be Compromised

... it. For the Administration’s plan to be effective at stemming this epidemic, it must remove all flavors and apply to all retailers. The health of our children must come first and must not be compromised. There is no time to waste as the youth e-cigarette epidemic continues to get ... products and cite flavors as a key reason for their use. E-cigarettes are addicting and endangering millions of kids, and parents, educators and health care providers across the country are struggling to cope. We urge the Administration to stand with kids and families by swiftly implementing its ...

New Hampshire Lawmakers Vote Against Public Health; Reduce Tobacco Control Program Funding

... already ranking near the bottom of the nation in tobacco control program funding levels, lawmakers have acted against the interest of public health by further cutting back this lifesaving – and cost saving – public health investment.  “Today’s decision to cut funding to our state tobacco control program is an extremely costly and unnecessary road to take. Any short-term savings are dwarfed by the staggering toll tobacco use takes on our economy and our health care. Research shows that the more states spend on tobacco control, the greater the decrease in smoking – which not only saves money but saves ...

New Report: Raising Cigarette Taxes Across the South Offers Relief for Regional Budget and Health Problems

... by $1 per pack would help ease the economic crisis that weighs heavily on the region and its hard-working families, and would also improve the health of its residents, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and Community Catalyst. The report, “Big Benefits from $1: Raising Cigarette Taxes in the South to Boost Health and the Economy,” is supplemented by a new Web-based interactive tool that details state-by-state benefits of a $1 tax increase. ... If used to fund health insurance through state Medicaid programs, the money would ensure that hundreds of thousands of families get the health care they need and would help secure as much as $35 billion in matching federal funds for the South in the first two years. “Medicaid funding ...

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