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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Colorado ranks 8th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Colorado currently spends $22.6 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 41.5 percent of the $54.4 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Washington ranks 37th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Washington last year virtually eliminated funding for its nationally recognized tobacco prevention and cessation program. This year, it is providing just $2.5 million,...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tennessee ranks 45th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Tennessee currently spends $222,267 a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 0.3 percent of the $71.7 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Utah ranks 15th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Utah currently spends $7 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 29.8 percent of the $23.6 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rhode Island ranks 40th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Rhode Island currently spends $376,437 a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 2.5 percent of the $15.2 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vermont ranks 10th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Vermont currently spends $4 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 38.2 percent of the $10.4 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- South Dakota ranks 11th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) South Dakota currently spends $4 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 35.4 percent of the $11.3 million recommended by the U.S. Centers...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- South Carolina ranks 32nd in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO ) South Carolina currently spends $5 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 8 percent of the $62.2 million recommended by the U.S. Centers...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania ranks 28th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Pennsylvania currently spends $14.2 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 9.1 percent of the $155.5 million recommended by the U.S. Centers...
WASHINGTON, Dec 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- North Dakota ranks 2nd in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Counting both state funding and a federal grant, North Dakota has budgeted $9.4 million this year for tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which meets the recommended...
