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ALBANY — New York received failing grades from the American Lung Association Thursday for the amount of money it spends on tobacco prevention and health care coverage for cessation, but it earned A’s for its smoking laws and cigarette tax. The Lung Association’s ninth annual State of Tobacco Control report evaluates whether individual states and the federal government are doing what the group considers sufficient to protect people against tobacco-related health problems.
Eight states received all F’s and no states got all A’s. Scott T. Santarella, president and CEO of the American Lung Association in New York,cheap newport cigarettes, said New York is not doing enough to protect residents. “While we’re obviously pleased with the progress we’ve made in increasing the state tax on cigarettes and expanding smoke-free areas,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the reality is that more than 25,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],000 New Yorkers are still dying every year from tobacco-caused disease,” he said.
Marin cities are not doing well when it comes to tobacco control policies, earning below a “D” grade on average, according to an American Lung Association report card issued Thursday. “One might say there is room for improvement,” said Pam Granger, a spokeswoman for the association. “But there is some forward movement occurring in Marin.” Overall grades — which were mostly the same as last year in Marin — were based on three categories: laws to encourage smoke-free outdoor air; smoke-free housing; and reduction in sales of tobacco products.
Belvedere, Corte Madera, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Sausalito and Tiburon all flunked in controlling tobacco use. “We are not working on anything here,” said Belvedere City Manager George Rodericks. “We have virtually no commercial businesses to impose smoking standards on and there is no desire in the community to look at housing. Belvederians are a healthy bunch anyway.”
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