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Kentucky
Updated: November 17, 2008

2009 State Ranking: 41
% of CDC Recommended Spending: 6.5%
FY2009 FY2008
TOTAL SPENDING ON
TOBACCO PREVENTION		$3.7 millionTOTAL SPENDING ON
TOBACCO PREVENTION		$3.7 million
State Spending$2.8 millionState Spending$2.4 million
Federal Spending*$939,000 Federal Spending$1.25 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)
$294.0 million

CDC Recommended Spending on Tobacco Prevention
$57.2 million

Actual Spending on Tobacco Prevention (FY2009)
$3.7 million

Tobacco's Toll in Kentucky
High school students who smoke 26.0%
Kids (under 18) who become new daily smokers each year 5,700
Kids now under 18 and alive in Kentucky who will ultimately die prematurely from smoking 107,000
Adults in Kentucky who smoke 25.2%
Adults who die each year from their own smoking 7,800
Annual health care costs in Kentucky directly caused by smoking $1.50 billion

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Summary: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that Kentucky spend $57.2 million a year to have an effective, comprehensive tobacco prevention program.  Kentucky currently receives $3.7 million a year for tobacco prevention and cessation, which includes both state and federal funds.  This is 6.5% of the CDC's recommendation and ranks Kentucky 41st among the states in the funding of tobacco prevention programs.  Kentucky's spending on tobacco prevention amounts to 1.3% of the estimated $294 million in tobacco-generated revenue the state collects each year from settlement payments and tobacco taxes.

Recent Developments: Kentucky's tobacco settlement payments are governed by a 2000 law that directed the funds into three accounts — 50 percent for tobacco growers and rural development initiatives, 25 percent for public health initiatives including tobacco prevention programs and 25 percent for a comprehensive early childhood development program. Oversight boards were created to develop strategic plans for spending the funds and to oversee the resulting programs.

For FY2009, Kentucky will receive $3.7 million in federal and state funds for tobacco prevention programs, the same amount that was spent in FY2008.

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