Despite persistently high smoking rates, the Hoosier state’s spending on tobacco control is 11 percent of federal recommendations, less than half of the national average.

INDIANAPOLIS (June 5, 2018) — Comprehensive tobacco control efforts play a powerful role in reducing smoking and the health and economic toll of the smoking epidemic. But Indiana woefully underfunds these initiatives, falling far below federal recommendations and dollars spent in other states, a report released today by the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation shows.

خصصت ولاية إنديانا $8.2 مليون فقط من الإنفاق الفيدرالي وحكومات الولايات في عام 2016 لمنع سكان هوسيرز من البدء في التدخين، ومساعدتهم على الإقلاع عن التدخين، وحماية الناس من التدخين السلبي. وهذا يمثل 11% فقط من مبلغ $73.5 مليون الذي أوصت به مراكز السيطرة على الأمراض والوقاية منها (CDC) - وهو متأخر كثيرًا عن مستويات التمويل في الولايات الأخرى، وفقًا للدراسة التي أجراها باحثون في مركز السياسات الصحية بجامعة إلينوي في الولايات المتحدة. شيكاغو. إن تمويل مكافحة التبغ لكل شخص في ولاية إنديانا - والذي يبلغ $1.23 - أقل من نصف المتوسط الوطني البالغ $2.92.

وفي الوقت نفسه، يظل معدل التدخين في ولاية إنديانا هو 10^ذ highest nationwide, with more than one in five Hoosiers smoking, at a devastating toll to the state. More than 11,000 Hoosiers die prematurely from smoking each year, and smoking costs Indiana $7.6 billion annually due to health care expenses, lower productivity and premature deaths.

“Tobacco has an overwhelming impact on Indiana – both in lives lost and dollars wasted,” said Claire Fiddian-Green, president and CEO of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. “By increasing funding levels to CDC recommendations, we could make significant strides in addressing our smoking crisis. With our current inadequate levels of tobacco control funding, we’re missing a key opportunity to help improve our state’s poor health outcomes.”

اعتادت ولاية إنديانا أن تكون رائدة على المستوى الوطني في تمويل الجهود الرامية إلى التصدي للتدخين. في عام 2001، خصصت الولاية $35 مليونًا من مواردها الخاصة و$1.4 مليون دولار فيدرالي لمكافحة التبغ - وهو مبلغ يتماشى مع توصيات مركز السيطرة على الأمراض. وقد انخفضت هذه الأرقام بشكل مطرد إلى أرقام اليوم أقل من المتوسط.

للوفاء بتوصيات مركز السيطرة على الأمراض، يجب أن تنفق ولاية إنديانا تسعة أضعاف المستوى الحالي، أو $65.3 مليونًا إضافيًا سنويًا. وهذا من شأنه أن يؤدي إلى نتائج إيجابية لا تعد ولا تحصى، بما في ذلك:

“By increasing funding for tobacco control efforts, Indiana would save lives and position itself for a brighter, more prosperous future,” said Kevin Brinegar, president and CEO of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. “This is critical if our state is to remain competitive with peers – for talent, jobs and citizens’ wellbeing – in the 21^شارع century.”

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حول مؤسسة ريتشارد إم فيربانكس

The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation strives to advance the vitality of Indianapolis and the well-being of its people by addressing the city’s most significant challenges and opportunities. The Foundation is focused on three issue-areas: education, tobacco and opioid addiction, and the life-sciences. To advance its work, the Foundation implements a three-pronged approach: strategic grantmaking, evidence-based advocacy, and cross-sector collaborations and convenings. Learn more at RMFF.org.

ABOUT THE REPORT AUTHORS

Drs. John A. Tauras and Frank J. Chaloupka have decades of experience researching the impact of tobacco control policies and programs on tobacco use. John A. Tauras, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and a Faculty Scholar at the Institute of Health Research and Policy at UIC. Much of Dr. Tauras’ research has examined the impact of government policies on the demand for tobacco products and has resulted in more than 50 journal articles and chapters in conference volumes on this topic. Frank J. Chaloupka, PhD, is a Research Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Administration in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) School of Public Health and in the UIC Department of Economics. He is also the Director of the UIC Health Policy Center. Dr. Chaloupka is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading researchers on the economics of health behaviors, including tobacco use, excessive drinking, illicit drug use, diet, and physical activity, and has published over 450 journal articles, book chapters, books, and other products.