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Michigan
Updated: November 17, 2008

2009 State Ranking: 47
% of CDC Recommended Spending: 4.2%
FY2009 FY2008
TOTAL SPENDING ON
TOBACCO PREVENTION		$5.1 millionTOTAL SPENDING ON
TOBACCO PREVENTION		$5.4 million
State Spending$3.7 millionState Spending$3.6 million
Federal Spending*$1.37 millionFederal Spending$1.83 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)
$1,343.0 million

CDC Recommended Spending on Tobacco Prevention
$121.2 million

Actual Spending on Tobacco Prevention (FY2009)
$5.1 million

Tobacco's Toll in Michigan
High school students who smoke 18%
Kids (under 18) who become new daily smokers each year 16,000
Kids now under 18 and alive in Michigan who will ultimately die prematurely from smoking 298,000
Adults in Michigan who smoke 20.4%
Adults who die each year from their own smoking 14,500
Annual health care costs in Michigan directly caused by smoking $3.40 billion

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Summary: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that Michigan spend $121.2 million a year to have an effective, comprehensive tobacco prevention program.  Michigan currently receives $5.1 million a year for tobacco prevention and cessation, which includes both state and federal funds.  This is 4.2% of the CDC's recommendation and ranks Michigan 47th among the states in the funding of tobacco prevention programs.  Michigan's spending on tobacco prevention amounts to 0.4% of the estimated $1.34 billion in tobacco-generated revenue the state collects each year from settlement payments and tobacco taxes.

Recent Developments: The Legislature passed and Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) signed the state budget which included $3.7 million for the Tobacco Section of the Michigan Department of Community Health. The state continues to dedicate no funding from the Master Settlement Agreement to reducing tobacco-caused death and disease, and the other funding it does provide is far short of the amount needed for a comprehensive CDC-based program. Michigan continues to be one of the only states that has never dedicated any Master Settlement Agreement funds for tobacco prevention.

For FY2009, Michigan will receive $5.1 million in state and federal funds for tobacco prevention programs.

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