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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- West Virginia ranks 19th 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) West Virginia currently spends $5.7 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 20.5 percent of the $27.8 million recommended by the U.S....
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Virginia ranks 31st 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) Virginia currently spends $8.4 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 8.1 percent of the $103.2 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for...
Health Advocates Call on State to Pass Comprehensive Smoke-free Law WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kentucky 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) Kentucky currently spends $2.1 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 3.7...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michigan ranks 42nd 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) Michigan currently spends $1.8 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 1.5 percent of the $121.2 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Massachusetts ranks 36th 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) Massachusetts currently spends $4.2 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 4.6 percent of the $90 million recommended by the U.S....
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Maine ranks 9th 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 ) Maine currently spends $7.5 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 40.7 percent of the $18.5 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Georgia ranks 43rd 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) Georgia currently spends $750,000 a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 0.6 percent of the $116.5 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Florida ranks 14th 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) Florida currently spends $64.3 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 30.5 percent of the $210.9 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Delaware ranks 3rd 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) Delaware currently spends $9 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 64.9 percent of the $13.9 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Connecticut ranks 23rd 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 ) Connecticut currently spends $6 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 13.7 percent of the $43.9 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for...
