National Report Ranks California 16th in Protecting Kids From Tobacco

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- California ranks 16th in the nation in funding programs to protect kids from tobacco, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. California currently spends $79.7 million a year on tobacco prevention programs, which amounts to 48.3 percent of the minimum amount of $165.1 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The annual report on states' funding of tobacco prevention programs, titled "A Broken Promise to Our Children," was released by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society and American Lung Association.

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National Report Ranks California 16th in Protecting Kids From Tobacco

The report warns that there is a growing gap between the inadequate amounts most states are spending on tobacco prevention programs and the record sums the tobacco companies are spending to market cigarettes and other tobacco products. In California, the tobacco companies are spendin...

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