{"id":59356,"date":"2018-01-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-california-leads-nation-in-annual-state-of-tobacco-control-report\/"},"modified":"2018-01-24T09:02:13","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T13:02:13","slug":"california-lidera-la-nacion-en-el-reporte-anual-sobre-el-estado-del-control-del-tabaco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/california-lidera-la-nacion-en-el-reporte-anual-sobre-el-estado-del-control-del-tabaco\/","title":{"rendered":"California Leads Nation in Annual &#8220;State of Tobacco Control&#8221; Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SACRAMENTO, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 24, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The newly released American Lung Association <i>State of Tobacco Control 2018<\/i> report shows <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> leads the nation, earning strong grades for its tobacco control policies. The 16<sup>th <\/sup>annual report grades states and the federal government on policies to prevent and reduce tobacco use. <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> grades improved to the best in the nation thanks to strong policies across the state and the enactment of the new tobacco tax increase approved by voters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year, <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> began reaping the financial and health benefits of an increased tobacco tax,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark Johnson<\/span>, Board Chair for the American Lung Association in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. &#8220;I&#8217;ve seen personally how effective it can be as one of my close relatives, a long-time smoker, finally quit the day the tobacco tax went into effect. Our family was so grateful for his lifestyle change and we&#8217;ve already seen a big improvement in his health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The hundreds of millions in increased tobacco taxes from Proposition 56 now flowing to critical state health and prevention programs lead to a big grade increase for <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. The state received an A grade for funding for state tobacco prevention programs, up from an F in 2016. <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> grade for smoking cessation services also improved from an F to a C. <\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> 2018 Grades<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Funding for State Tobacco Prevention Programs \u2013 Grade A (Up from an F in 2016)\n<\/li>\n<li>Smokefree Air Policies \u2013 Grade A\n<\/li>\n<li>Level of Tobacco Taxes \u2013 Grade B\n<\/li>\n<li>Minimum Age of Sale for Tobacco Products to 21 \u2013 Grade B\n<\/li>\n<li>Coverage and Access to Services to Quit Tobacco &#8211; Grade C (Up from an F in 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In conjunction with the national report, the American Lung Association in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> released its companion <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stateoftobaccocontrol.org\/california2018\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b><i>State of Tobacco Control 2018 \u2013 California Local Grades<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0report, which issues grades for all 482 cities and 58 counties in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> on local tobacco control policies.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights from this year&#8217;s report include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>A record number of 10 communities improved their overall grade to an A from last year\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> now has a total of 31 communities with an overall A grade\n<\/li>\n<li>Seventeen fewer communities received an overall F grade compared to last year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unfortunately, half of <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> population still live in communities scoring a D or F. This includes nearly half of the 10 most populous cities in the state. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Smoking rates continue to decline in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, yet tobacco use remains the state&#8217;s leading cause of preventable death and disease, killing nearly 40,000 Californians each year,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Vanessa Marvin<\/span>, Vice President, Public Policy and Advocacy for the American Lung Association in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. &#8220;Tobacco use is a serious addiction, and the fact that 11 percent of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> adults still smoke highlights how much work remains to be done in our communities to prevent and reduce tobacco use.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>State and local elected officials must continue to pursue policies that reduce youth access to tobacco products and e-cigarettes, reduce exposure to secondhand smoke in multi-unit housing and public facilities and protect those relentlessly targeted by Big Tobacco&#8217;s deceptive marketing campaigns including low-income and rural communities and the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n<p>For media interested in speaking with an expert about the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stateoftobaccocontrol.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>State of Tobacco Control<\/b><\/a> or the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stateoftobaccocontrol.org\/california2018\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>State of Tobacco Control 2018 \u2013 California Local Grades<\/b><\/a>\u00a0report, lung health, tobacco use and tobacco control policies, contact the American Lung Association in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:ryan.endean@lung.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">ryan.endean@lung.org<\/a> or (916) 585-7666.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the American Lung Association in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span><br \/><\/b>The American Lung Association in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through research, education and advocacy. The Lung Association is focused on four strategic imperatives: to defeat lung cancer, to improve the air we breathe, to reduce the burden of lung disease on individuals and their families, and to eliminate tobacco use and tobacco-related diseases. For more information about the American Lung Association in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> or to support the work it does, call 1-800-LUNGUSA (1-800-685-4872) or visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lung.org\/california\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.lung.org\/california<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  American Lung Association in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SACRAMENTO, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 24, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The newly released American Lung Association <i>State of Tobacco Control 2018<\/i> report shows <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> leads the nation, earning strong grades for its tobacco control policies. 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