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Arkansas
Updated: November 17, 2008

2009 State Ranking: 10
% of CDC Recommended Spending: 46.4%
FY2009 FY2008
TOTAL SPENDING ON
TOBACCO PREVENTION		$16.9 millionTOTAL SPENDING ON
TOBACCO PREVENTION		$17.0 million
State Spending$16.0 millionState Spending$15.6 million
Federal Spending*$910,000 Federal Spending$1.38 million

*For FY2009, federal spending refers to a nine-month grant provided to the states by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the period beginning July 2008. In April 2009, the CDC will transition to a new funding agreement with the states that will provide the usual 12-month grant.

Tobacco Generated Revenue (FY2009)
$201.0 million

CDC Recommended Spending on Tobacco Prevention
$36.4 million

Actual Spending on Tobacco Prevention (FY2009)
$16.9 million

Tobacco's Toll in Arkansas
High school students who smoke 20.7%
Kids (under 18) who become new daily smokers each year 3,400
Kids now under 18 and alive in Arkansas who will ultimately die prematurely from smoking 64,000
Adults in Arkansas who smoke 22.3%
Adults who die each year from their own smoking 4,900
Annual health care costs in Arkansas directly caused by smoking $812 million

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Summary: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that Arkansas spend $36.4 million a year to have an effective, comprehensive tobacco prevention program.  Arkansas currently receives $16.9 million a year for tobacco prevention and cessation, which includes both state and federal funds.  This is 46.4% of the CDC's recommendation and ranks Arkansas 10th among the states in the funding of tobacco prevention programs.  Arkansas's spending on tobacco prevention amounts to 8.4% of the estimated $201 million in tobacco-generated revenue the state collects each year from settlement payments and tobacco taxes.

Recent Developments: Arkansas' tobacco settlement funds are governed by a ballot initiative approved by voters in November 2000 that allocated 31.6 percent of the state's tobacco settlement funds to tobacco prevention and cessation programs.  For FY2009, Arkansas will receive $16.9 million in federal and state funds for tobacco prevention programs.

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