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• Report shows health effects of Iowa’s smoking ban 

Jump to full article: Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette, 2010-01-16
Author: Cindy Hadish.

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A new report shows Iowa’s smoking ban has already led to a decrease in hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases.

According to the report from the University of Iowa and Iowa Department of Public Health, the largest drop was in coronary heart disease, which showed an average 24 percent reduction in hospital admissions since the Smokefree Air Act was implemented in 2008.

That represents 2,324 fewer Iowans with the condition — the single greatest cause of death in the United States — compared to the three preceding years.

“That’s a lot of dollars, too, if you think about it in that way,” said Christopher Squier, a lead author of the report. . . .

The report was presented Thursday by the American Cancer Society at a legislative breakfast in Des Moines.

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