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Report: States cut funding for tobacco prevention

Published: December 9, 2009 12:01 AM
By The Associated Press  MICHAEL FELBERBAUM (AP Tobacco Writer)

Quick ReadReport: States cut tobacco prevention funds, now less than one-fifth of federal recommendation

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — States cut funding for state tobacco prevention programs more than 15 percent this year, pushing it further than ever below federally recommended levels, according to a report that a coalition of public health groups is releasing Wednesday.

The states will spend $567.5 million of their own money and $62 million in federal grants on programs to prevent tobacco use — about...

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