by admin | Nov 16, 2004 | Health / Medicine
Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate Missouri is among the leading states in the nation in terms of tobacco use. And, officials at the State Health Department want to use those statistics to encourage Missourians to either quit the...
by admin | Jan 7, 2004 | Health / Medicine
Missouri gets failing grades for its tobacco control programs. So says the American Lung Association. Missouri has gotten millions of dollars from the national tobacco settlement, but any hopes of spending much of that money on health programs and on tobacco use...
by admin | Jan 6, 2004 | Health / Medicine
A State Health Department survey indicates many Missouri smokers want to quit the habit, but don’t take advantage of the help available. Less than a week intothe new year, some Missourians who vowed to kick the smoking habit are still lighting up, while others...
by admin | Dec 23, 2003 | Politics / Govt
Jefferson City’s proposed ban on smoking in restaurants has been vetoed by the Mayor. Mayor John Landwehr says it’s unfair to restrict some businesses while others of the same kind are not regulated. Restaurants that make half of their income from alcohol...
by admin | Nov 13, 2003 | Health / Medicine
The national Campaign for Tobacco-Free Youth ranks Missouri dead last in spending on programs preventing young people from smoking. Missouri, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, New Hampshire and the District of Columbia are at the bottom of the organization’s...
