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Southeast Region

 

Alabama

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

Louisiana

Mississippi

North Carolina

South Carolina

Tennessee

 

Alabama

  • CDC Recommended Annual Investment in October 2007: $56.7 million
  • 2009 Tobacco Control Funding from State and Federal Funds: $2.53 million
    • State Spending: $1.2 million
    • Office on Smoking and Health Spending: $1.33 million
  • Master Settlement Agreement Funding 2008: $106.1 million
  • State Cigarette Excise Tax: $0.425 per pack (as of October 12, 2009)
  • Cigarette Excise Tax State Ranking: 46th (as of October 12, 2009)

Resources for Tobacco Control in Alabama

Alabama Legal Authority for Tobacco Control

Alabama Department of Public Health
Coalition for a Tobacco Free Alabama
 The Toll of Tobacco in Alabama
Municipalities with 100% Smokefree Laws
Alabama’s State of Tobacco Control Grades: 2008
SLATI State Information

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Florida

  • CDC Recommended Annual Investment in October 2007: $210.9 million
  • 2009 Tobacco Control Funding from State and Federal: $12.57 million
    • State Spending: $10.7 million
    • Office on Smoking and Health Spending: $1.87 million
  • Master Settlement Agreement Funding 2008: Not in Agreement
  • State Cigarette Excise Tax: $1.339 per pack (as of October 12, 2009)
  • Cigarette Excise Tax State Ranking: 24th (as of October 12, 2009)

Resources for Tobacco Control in Florida

Florida Legal Authority for Tobacco Control

Florida Department of Health
The Toll of Tobacco in Florida
Municipalities with 100% Smokefree Laws
Florida’s State of Tobacco Control Grades: 2008
SLATI State Information
Florida Tobacco Quitline

6/15/10

 

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Georgia

  • CDC Recommended Annual Investment in October 2007: $116.5 million
  • 2009 Tobacco Control Funding from State and Federal: $3.39 million
    • State Spending: $2.3 million
    • Office on Smoking and Health Spending: $1.09 million
  • Master Settlement Agreement Funding 2008: $159.5 million
  • State Cigarette Excise Tax: $0.37 per pack (as of October 12, 2009)
  • Cigarette Excise Tax State Ranking: 47th (as of October 12, 2009)

 

Resources for Tobacco Control in Georgia

Georgia Legal Authority for Tobacco Control

Georgia Division of Public Health
Georgia Smoke Free Air
The Toll of Tobacco in Georgia
Municipalities with 100% Smokefree Laws
Georgia’s State of Tobacco Control Grades: 2008
SLATI State Information
Georgia Cessation

6/15/10

 

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Kentucky

  • CDC Recommended Annual Investment in October 2007: $57.2 million
  • 2009 Tobacco Control Funding from State and Federal: $3.94 million

    • State Spending: $2.8 million
    • Office on Smoking and Health Spending: $1.14 million
  • Master Settlement Agreement Funding 2008: $115.1 million
  • State Cigarette Excise Tax: $0.60 per pack (as of October 12, 2009)
  • Cigarette Excise Tax State Ranking: 40th (as of October 12, 2009)

Resources for Tobacco Control in Kentucky

Kentucky Legal Authority for Tobacco Control

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy
The Toll of Tobacco in Kentucky
Municipalities with 100% Smokefree Laws
Kentucky’s State of Tobacco Control Grades: 2008
SLATI State Information
Kentucky Tobacco Quitline

6/15/10

 

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Louisiana

  • CDC Recommended Annual Investment in October 2007: $53.5 million
  • 2009 Tobacco Control Funding from State and Federal: $8.70 million
    • State Spending: $7.6 million
    • Office on Smoking or Health Spending: $1.10 million
  • Master Settlement Agreement Funding 2008: $160.6 million
  • State Cigarette Excise Tax: $0.36 per pack (as of October 12, 2009)
  • Cigarette Excise Tax State Ranking: 48th (as of October 12, 2009)

Resources for Tobacco Control in Louisiana

Louisiana Legal Authority for Tobacco Control

Louisiana Department of Public Health
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living
The Toll of Tobacco in Louisiana
Municipalities with 100% Smokefree Laws
Louisiana’s State of Tobacco Control Grades: 2008
SLATI State Information
Quit With Us, LA

6/15/10

 

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Mississippi

  • CDC Recommended Annual Investment in October 2007: $39.2 million
  • 2009 Tobacco Control Funding from State and Federal: $11.40 million
    • State Spending: $10.3 million
    • Office on Smoking and Health Spending: $1.10 million
  • Master Settlement Agreement Funding 2008: Not in Agreement
  • State Cigarette Excise Tax: $0.68 per pack (as of October 12, 2009)
  • Cigarette Excise Tax State Ranking: 37th (as of October 12, 2009)

 

Resources for Tobacco Control in Mississippi

Mississippi Legal Authority for Tobacco Control

Mississippi State Department of Health
Smoke Free Mississippi
The Toll of Tobacco in Mississippi
Municipalities with 100% Smokefree Laws
Mississippi’s State of Tobacco Control Grades: 2008
SLATI State Information
Mississippi Tobacco Quitline

6/15/10

 

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North Carolina

  • CDC Recommended Annual Investment in October 2007: $106.8 million
  • 2009 Tobacco Control Funding from State and Federal: $18.77 million
    • State Spending: $17.1 million
    • Office on Smoking and Health Spending: $1.67 million
  • Master Settlement Agreement Funding 2008: $160.0 million
  • State Cigarette Excise Tax: $0.45 per pack (as of October 12, 2009)
  • Cigarette Excise Tax State Ranking: 44th (as of October 12, 2009)

 

Resources for Tobacco Control in North Carolina

North Carolina Legal Authority for Tobacco Control

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Tobacco Free Colleges North Carolina
North Carolina Tobacco Free Schools
North Carolina Smoke-Free Dining
The Toll of Tobacco in North Carolina
Municipalities with 100% Smokefree Laws
North Carolina’s State of Tobacco Control Grades: 2008
SLATI State Information
North Carolina Tobacco Use Quitline

6/15/10

 

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South Carolina

  • CDC Recommended Annual Investment in October 2007: $62.2 million
  • 2009 Tobacco Control Funding from State and Federal: $1.22 million
    • State Spending: $0
    • Office on Smoking and Health Spending: $1.22 million
  • Master Settlement Agreement Funding 2008: $83.5 million
  • State Cigarette Excise Tax: $0.07 per pack (as of October 12, 2009)
  • Cigarette Excise Tax State Ranking: 51st (as of October 12, 2009)

 

Resources for Tobacco Control in South Carolina

South Carolina Legal Authority for Tobacco Control

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative
The Toll of Tobacco in South Carolina
Municipalities with 100% Smokefree Laws
South Carolina’s State of Tobacco Control Grades: 2008
SLATI State Information
South Carolina Tobacco Quitline

6/15/10

 

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Tennessee

 

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For questions or more information about NALBOH's tobacco control programs,

please contact Tricia Valasek.

 

 

 

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