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Nebraska
Updated: November 17, 2008

2009 State Ranking: 30
% of CDC Recommended Spending: 18.6%
FY2009 FY2008
TOTAL SPENDING ON
TOBACCO PREVENTION		$4.0 millionTOTAL SPENDING ON
TOBACCO PREVENTION		$3.9 million
State Spending$3.0 millionState Spending$2.5 million
Federal Spending*$1.02 millionFederal Spending$1.36 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)
$116.0 million

CDC Recommended Spending on Tobacco Prevention
$21.5 million

Actual Spending on Tobacco Prevention (FY2009)
$4.0 million

Tobacco's Toll in Nebraska
High school students who smoke 19.7%
Kids (under 18) who become new daily smokers each year 1,900
Kids now under 18 and alive in Nebraska who will ultimately die prematurely from smoking 36,000
Adults in Nebraska who smoke 18.3%
Adults who die each year from their own smoking 2,200
Annual health care costs in Nebraska directly caused by smoking $537 million

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Summary: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that Nebraska spend $21.5 million a year to have an effective, comprehensive tobacco prevention program.  Nebraska currently receives $4.0 million a year for tobacco prevention and cessation, which includes both state and federal funds.  This is 18.6% of the CDC's recommendation and ranks Nebraska 30th among the states in the funding of tobacco prevention programs.  Nebraska's spending on tobacco prevention amounts to 3.4% of the estimated $116 million in tobacco-generated revenue the state collects each year from settlement payments and tobacco taxes.

Recent Developments: For FY2009, Nebraska is funding its tobacco prevention program at $4.0 million, a slight increase from the $3.9 million allocated in FY2008. However, funding for this once-promising program remains substantially below the $7.0 million in state funds allocated in FY2001.

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