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Arizona
Updated: November 17, 2008

2009 State Ranking: 20
% of CDC Recommended Spending: 31.3%
FY2009 FY2008
TOTAL SPENDING ON
TOBACCO PREVENTION		$21.3 millionTOTAL SPENDING ON
TOBACCO PREVENTION		$24.0 million
State Spending$21.0 millionState Spending$23.5 million
Federal Spending*$347,000 Federal Spending$463,000

*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)
$511.0 million

CDC Recommended Spending on Tobacco Prevention
$68.1 million

Actual Spending on Tobacco Prevention (FY2009)
$21.3 million

Tobacco's Toll in Arizona
High school students who smoke 22.2%
Kids (under 18) who become new daily smokers each year 5,600
Kids now under 18 and alive in Arizona who will ultimately die prematurely from smoking 105,000
Adults in Arizona who smoke 15.9%
Adults who die each year from their own smoking 6,800
Annual health care costs in Arizona directly caused by smoking $1.28 billion

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Summary: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that Arizona spend $68.1 million a year to have an effective, comprehensive tobacco prevention program.  Arizona currently receives $21.3 million a year for tobacco prevention and cessation, which includes both state and federal funds.  This is 31.3% of the CDC's recommendation and ranks Arizona 20th among the states in the funding of tobacco prevention programs.  Arizona's spending on tobacco prevention amounts to 4.2% of the estimated $511 million in tobacco-generated revenue the state collects each year from settlement payments and tobacco taxes.

Recent Developments: In 1994, 2002, and 2006, Arizona voters approved ballot initiatives to increase the state cigarette tax a portion of the revenue to fund a comprehensive Tobacco Education and Prevention Program (TEPP).  No settlement funds are used for tobacco prevention. 

State and federal spending on tobacco prevention and cessation for FY2009 will be $21.3 million, a slight decrease from the $24 million spent in FY2008.

 

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