Updates matching "Prevention and Cessation"

Coverage from CT New Junkie on the recent Broken Promise s report and lack of funding for tobacco prevention programs. Connecticut currently ranks last in the country, with zero dollars allocated to preventing youth from becoming addicted to tobacco products. Read Full Article

Posted in the Nov. 10th edition of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram Read full article -- With a hard-fought campaign and election behind us, we now have the hard task of engaging with our elected representatives in order to plan for programs that ensure a happier

With the rallying cry, “Our Kids are the Return on Investment,” major health groups in New Mexico held a media event and rally outside the Roundhouse on the East Concourse in Santa Fe today to bring attention to the need to re-invest in tobacco prevention, education and cessation programs.

In the final hours of the special session, New Mexico lawmakers broke a promise to protect future generations from deadly tobacco addiction by draining the $220 million Tobacco Settlement Permanent Fund to fix the state budget crisis. Now, leading health organizations want to ensure that critical state tobacco control programs are not cut to continue closing the budget deficit.

Update on the status of our 2015-2016 Youth Tobacco Prevention Bill

There is no question that our lawmakers are faced with tough budget decisions. We have to remember the reason these tobacco settlement payments are made each year, and consider long-term solutions to the state’s recurring budget shortfalls.