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Globe Gazette: Move tobacco policy to help Iowa
... all that has changed for the better. But despite this progress, Iowa could do more to reduce smoking rates, protect our kids and improve the health of our communities. We can raise the tax on tobacco products to discourage kids from taking up smoking and encourage those who are trying to ... of cigarettes and a similar amount for other tobacco products. Such an increase is projected to save Iowa more than $750 million in long-term health care costs from adult and youth smoking declines. It is projected to reduce youth smoking by more than 16 percent and help more than 20,000 adults ...
Iowa Falls Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies
... tax." How Do You Measure Up? rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including increase access to care through Medicaid, funding for screening programs, smoke-free laws, cigarette tax levels, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...
Iowa Falls Short on Tobacco Tax Rates, Cancer-Fighting Public Policies
... current tobacco tax of $1.36 per pack of cigarettes falls below the national average of $1.81-per-pack. No state tax comes close to matching the health and lost productivity costs attributed to smoking, which are estimated at $19.16 per pack. “More than 1,000 kids in Iowa newly begin a ... Access to Medicaid Green Access to Palliative Care Green Pain ...