The Press-Dispatch
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B-12 Wednesday, December 11, 2013 The Press-Dispatch Indiana Ranks 31st in Protecting Kids from Tobacco Fifteen years after the 1998 state tobacco settlement, Indiana 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. Indiana currently spends $5.8 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 7.3 percent of the $78.8 million recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Other key findings for Indiana include: • Indiana this year will collect $536.9 million in revenue from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but will spend just 1.1 percent of it on tobacco prevention programs. This means Indiana is spending a penny of every dollar in tobacco revenue to fight tobacco use. • Indiana's current funding for tobacco prevention represents a 38 percent cut since last year, from $9.3 million to $5.8 million, and an overall funding cut of 64 percent since 2008. The program works to reduce smoking rates especially among pregnant women and low income patients, protect more people from secondhand smoke exposure, and prevent kids from starting tobacco. The program provides valuable resources to local healthcare providers, businesses, and educators. "Businesses and taxpayers in our state are concerned about the rising cost of healthcare, and tobacco prevention and cessation programs are proven effective at reducing those costs. It only makes sense to use the state's tobacco revenues to reduce the staggering healthcare costs that are caused by tobacco," said Sally Petty, Daviess County Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program Coordinator. Cold and alone Daagoo the Winslow Eskimo stands out in a winter setting at the snow covered Riverside Park. Get the perfect gift that makes your favorite gifts even better. "Fast Internet is my present for everyone... but I could use help with the wrapping." per month with qualifying phone service 2-Year Price Guarantee FREE from contracts FREE from rate hikes FREE Internet activation FREE Wi-Fi Router FREE computer scan with In-Home installation 100% U.S.-based workforce The Holidays Are Here. Act Now! Call 1.888.770.6869 or visit Frontier.com/HighSpeedInternet. You can't get BS from a buffalo.™ Limited-time offer for new Internet customers, including current voice-only customers. Must subscribe to a qualifying package of residential phone and High-Speed Internet services. Actual speeds may vary. Service subject to availability. Installation fees apply; discounted Internet install fee waived for self-install. Price guaranteed for 24 months. A $9.99 broadband processing fee upon disconnection of service applies. Taxes, governmental and other Frontier-imposed surcharges apply. Frontier reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time. Other restrictions apply. R_XXXX_4C_XXX_1113 ©2013 Frontier Communications Corporation. FRONN22963 – Nov Holiday ROP Print Ad – Copper – 10.5"x10" – 4C