Posts Tagged ‘Public Health Organizations’

Companies found guilty of fraudulent practices should pay for smoking cessation programs, public health organizations say, and the U.S. Supreme Court should enforce it.

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South Dakota ranks 10th in the nation when it comes to paying for programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report by a coalition of public health organizations. South Dakota spends $6 million yearly on tobacco prevention and cessation programs - 52.7 percent of the $11.3 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...

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Tennessee does the poorest job in the nation at funding programs to keep kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released Wednesday by a coalition of public health organizations.

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