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Messages Focus on Health Benefits of Higher Cigarette Prices
Jump to full article: PR Newswire, 2006-04-19
Author: SOURCE Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Intro: Several of the state's leading
health advocacy organizations today launched a statewide advertising
campaign to emphasize the health benefits of the 75-cent tobacco price
increase. The radio and newspaper ads highlight the impact that higher
tobacco prices have on preventing kids from smoking and helping more people
quit smoking.
The advertisements are sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Minnesota, the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association of
Minnesota, American Heart Association, Minnesota Medical Association, AARP,
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Minnesota Smoke Free Coalition.
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