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[Oregon] Eugene CCO To Pay Pregnant Women To Stop Smoking
A Coordinated Care Organization in Eugene is taking the state at its word -- it's going to pay pregnant women cold, hard cash to stop smoking. Heidi Zauner is an administrative assistant in the Mollalla River School District. When she was 28, she became
Apr 30, 2013
Daily Astorian (Astoria, OR)
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[New York] A different kind of philanthropy
Bloomberg ... is part of a more recent category of active donors, such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, who seek more immediate results and believe in “giving while living”. He plans to accelerate donations while he is alive, with the remainder of his mo
Apr 30, 2013
Financial Times (uk)
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May 1, 2013 03:03
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Dan Carpenter: Tobacco industry pours it on while Indiana cuts back
Today, Feldman uses different terms ... Like irresponsible. Pitiful. ... "We have over $500 million available from tobacco taxes and the settlement money each year, and we are spending less than one percent," he said after the Indiana General Assembly cut
Apr 30, 2013
Indianapolis (IN) Star
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Apr 30, 2013 20:49
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[Texas] Gregg County awards tobacco funds to nonprofit groups
Gregg County commissioners on Monday divvied up $20,000 among eight nonprofit groups from interest on a $2.8 million fund set aside for health care projects. ... Caring and Sharing, supplying hygiene tools and information on tobacco dangers to poor peopl
Apr 30, 2013
Longview (TX) News-Journal
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Apr 30, 2013 11:35
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[North Dakota] Anti-tobacco funding restored
After two failed attempts, House lawmakers passed a bill to fund the Tobacco Prevention and Control Advisory Committee. Senate Bill 2024 was defeated by one vote Thursday, and an attempt to reconsider it later did not garner enough support. The bill was
Apr 27, 2013
Dickinson (ND) Press
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Apr 27, 2013 13:04
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Anti-smoking officials say Indiana funding cuts hurt
A decision to cut state funding by 38 percent for programs that help people stop smoking and try to prevent others from starting worries those behind the state's tobacco cessation efforts, who say it will mean more smokers and higher health care costs.
Apr 27, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Apr 27, 2013 13:03
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[Europe] The transnational tobacco companies’ strategy to promote Codentify, their inadequate tracking and tracing standard [FREE FULL TEXT]
The pan-industry deal to develop and promote PMI's tracking and tracing standard, known as Codentify, might undermine the FCTC and its ITP and raises key concerns about the ability of the ITP and governments to effectively control the illicit tobacco trad
Apr 26, 2013
Tobacco Control
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Apr 30, 2013 13:34
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[Indiana] Letter: Anti-smoking strategies wise, healthy investment
A comprehensive program includes prevention and cessation. Indiana’s Quitline demonstrates its effectiveness with a 24.7 percent quit rate after seven months. Funding is needed to provide round-the-clock access. Some find success with face-to-face/peer su
Apr 26, 2013
Columbus (IN) Republic
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Apr 26, 2013 11:33
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[Kansas] Tobacco litigation dollars higher than expected
Advocates hope excess goes in endowment, legislators say little chance
Apr 26, 2013
Topeka (KS) Capital-Journal
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Apr 26, 2013 06:15
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[North Dakota] House vote sends message to tobacco community
Rep. Blair Thoreson, R-Fargo, said the vote should be seen as a message by the Legislature to the committee, which he thinks is not being run properly or spending its funds wisely. “The idea is this is the one time to vote on whether or not we like wher
Apr 26, 2013
Dickinson (ND) Press
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