TOBACCO REPORT CALLS ON CALIFORNIA TO INCREASE EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE TOBACCO-CAUSED DEATH AND DISEASES
The State of Tobacco Control 2015 report grades all fifty states and the federal government on four key tobacco control policies: tobacco control and prevention spending, smokefree air, tobacco taxes, and cessation coverage. In conjunction with the national report, the State of Tobacco Control 2015 - California Local Grades report issues grades for all 482 cities and 58 counties in California on policies for smokefree outdoor air, smokefree housing, and reducing sales of tobacco products.
This year's report shows that much still needs to be done to protect citizens from the deadly effects of tobacco use. The Lung Association and its partners continue to call for immediate action by all levels of government to achieve three bold goals: reduce smoking rates currently at about 18 percent to less than 10 percent by 2024; protect all Americans from secondhand smoke by 2019; and ultimately eliminate the death and disease caused by tobacco use.
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