Vermont Kids 'Kick Butts' On March 31; Kids Urge State Leaders to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives
U.S. Newswire › March 25, 2004
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Kids are sending two powerful messages on Kick Butts Day: they want the tobacco industry to stop targeting them with advertising and they want elected leaders to do more to protect them from tobacco.
"On Kick Butts Day, kids are standing up against the tobacco companies, and it's important that elected officials stand with them by supporting proven tobacco prevention measures," said Matthew L. Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, which sponsors Kick Butts Day. "States can prevent kids from smoking and protect everyone from the toxic substances in secondhand smoke by properly funding tobacco prevention programs, increasing tobacco taxes and enacting strong smoke-free workplace policies. We know these solutions reduce smoking, save lives and save money by reducing smoking-caused health care costs."See the full content of this document
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Vermont Kids 'Kick Butts' On March 31; Kids Urge State Leaders to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives
In Vermont, kids and public health advocates are urging state leaders to maintain funding for the tobacco prevention program.
In Vermont, 20 percent of high school students sm...See the full content of this document
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