Minnesota gets mixed grades on tobacco report card
Minnesota gets mixed grades on tobacco report card
By Bernadette Heier | January 27, 2021 at 7:35 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 8:03 PM
NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) — Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, tobacco use remains a serious public health issue as it continues to be the nation’s leading cause of preventable death and disease.
Minnesota got mixed grades in the American Lung Association’s 19th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report card.
The nationwide report tracks federal and state efforts to reduce tobacco use. Grading the state in five areas:
Funding for tobacco prevention programs – F