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Broken Promises Report Shows Kids in New Mexico Hurt Following Raiding of Tobacco Settlement Fund
... Children: A State-by-State Look at the 1998 Tobacco Settlement 18 Years Later ” was released today and shows New Mexico lags behind the rest of the country when it comes to spending adequate funding on tobacco prevention and cessation programs. The report was issued by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Americans for ... and help smokers quit. New Mexico is spending $5.7 million this year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is just one quarter of the $22.8 million recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report challenges states to do more to fight tobacco ...
Lawmakers should avoid raiding the tobacco permanent fund
... years ago, New Mexico lawmakers made a commitment to create a permanent fund supported by annual tobacco settlement payments, with the intent of providing stable funding for prevention and cessation programs that reduce devastating tobacco-related illnesses now and into the future. ... points from 19.9 percent to 11.4 percent, thanks in large part to tobacco prevention and cessation programs implemented through the Department of Health and the Indian Affairs Department. Even with these declines, smoking costs New Mexico $844 million each year in direct health care costs. ... consider long-term solutions to the state’s recurring budget shortfalls. This Op-Ed appeared in the NM Political Report on August 29, 2016. It can be viewed at http://nmpoliticalreport.com/90284/lawmakers-should-avoid-raiding-the-to... Lawmakers should avoid raiding the tobacco permanent ...
State Funding Shortfall Shouldn't be Fixed by Breaking Promises to Our Kids
... in large part to tobacco prevention and education. Leading health organizations including American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Lung Association, and American Heart Association don’t want to see a reversal of that progress. However, they warn that’s exactly what is at stake this Friday as the legislative Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight ... at 9:00 a.m. at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. The Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee is charged with monitoring the use of the $38 million the state receives from the tobacco settlement each year. In 1999, New Mexico lawmakers made a commitment to create a permanent ...
Cancer report shows New Mexico falling short
... it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of “How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality,” New Mexico measured up to policy recommendations in just three of the 10 issue areas ranked. The report was released by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. We’ve made tremendous progress in the ... that are proven to save lives and money. In New Mexico alone in 2016, 9,750 people will be diagnosed with cancer and 3,690 will die from it. We can’t defer appropriate legislative action when the stakes are that high. This report outlines ways lawmakers can make a difference by ...
New Mexico Lawmakers Must Reinvest in Programs that Prevent Tobacco Use
Tobacco Settlement Dollars Should Be Used for Preventing Tobacco-Related Disease Santa Fe, NM – October 10, 2016—In the final hours of the special session, New Mexico lawmakers broke a promise to protect future generations from deadly tobacco addiction by draining the $220 ... Fund to fix the state budget crisis. Now, leading health organizations including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association and American Lung Association want to ensure that critical state tobacco control programs are not cut to continue ... are proven to fight tobacco use and save lives. The Master Settlement Agreement is New Mexico’s single best opportunity to break the cycle of tobacco addiction for our state’s youngest generations.” The state receives annual payments of more than $35 million from the 1998 ...
$1.50 Tobacco Tax Tops Agenda at Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol
... from Eldorado High School in Albuquerque joined the cancer advocates making tracks to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol. The government students learned from the ACS CAN volunteers how to advocate for a good cause—cancer ... youth. American Cancer Society (Society) statistics show cancer has risen to become the #1 killer in New Mexico. Knowing nearly 30 percent of all cancers are linked tobacco use, the Society’s advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN, urged lawmakers at its annual Cancer Awareness Day at the ... “An increase in the tobacco tax is long overdue, especially since New Mexico’s current tax creates a loophole for the growing number of ways tobacco is being marketed to young people to get them hooked,” said New Mexican Kathleen McVicker, a longtime volunteer for ACS CAN and ...
"Return On Investment" Rally for Tobacco Prevention Funding Held at Roundhouse
... to bring attention to the need to re-invest in tobacco prevention, education and cessation programs. Teens and college students were some of the several dozen advocates asking the public to sign dollar bill-shaped petitions urging lawmakers to renew their commitment to funding tobacco prevention in the state of New Mexico. Lawmakers received pictures of New Mexico youth holding signs that say "I am the Return on Investment." In the final hours of the ... tobacco products including e-cigarettes . “Right now, 40,000 New Mexico kids alive today will die prematurely from smoking. State lawmakers can change this statistic with fully funded tobacco prevention and cessation programs and increased tobacco taxes,” said ACS CAN New Mexico ...