Labor Leader: Raise WV Cig Tax To Keep Kids Smoke-Free
Labor Leader: Raise WV Cig Tax To Keep Kids Smoke-Free Charleston, WV - With time starting to run short for this legislative session, proposals to boost West Virginia's cigarette tax to $1.20, the...
View ArticleStudy: Smoking Bans Don't Lead to Layoffs
Study: Smoking Bans Don't Lead to Layoffs Charleston, WV – Stubbing out cigarettes indoors at public places doesn't stub out the bottom-line profits of businesses like bars and restaurants, nor does it...
View ArticleWest Virginians Smoking Less but Eating More – and It’s Showing
West Virginians Smoking Less but Eating More – and It’s Showing CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia's efforts to reduce smoking are working. The state health department reports that, since 2000, 10...
View ArticleEnvironmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer
Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from...
View ArticleHeart Association: Upping WV Cig Tax Good for Kids and the Economy
Heart Association: Upping WV Cig Tax Good for Kids and the Economy CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The state legislature is looking to add a dollar to the tax on a pack of cigarettes. That would bring West...
View ArticleLung Cancer Kills More Than 1000 West Virginians Every Year
Lung Cancer Kills More Than 1000 West Virginians Every Year CHARLESTON, W.Va. - More than 1,000 people die of lung cancer in West Virginia each year, but doctors and health advocates say quitting...
View ArticleCDC: Risky Teen Behavior Shifts
CDC: Risky Teen Behavior Shifts CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time at computers and other tech devices. That's the snapshot from the new...
View ArticleWest Virginia 22nd in Nation for Tobacco-Prevention Spending
West Virginia 22nd in Nation for Tobacco-Prevention Spending CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The latest report on how well states are funding anti-tobacco efforts says West Virginia ranks near the middle, in spite...
View ArticleE-cigs, Flavored Tobacco Use Spreads Among Teens, 'Tweens
E-cigs, Flavored Tobacco Use Spreads Among Teens, 'Tweens CHARLESTON, W. Va. - E-cigarettes are increasing in popularity, and new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S....
View ArticleMedicaid at 50: New Research Shows Long-Term Benefits for West Virginia Kids
Medicaid at 50: New Research Shows Long-Term Benefits for West Virginia Kids CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Medicaid is 50 years old this week, and the impact it's had on the lives of children is being praised,...
View ArticleWV Anti-Smoking Funds Fall, State Tobacco Use High
WV Anti-Smoking Funds Fall, State Tobacco Use High CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The state has cut funds for West Virginia anti-smoking programs by nearly one-fifth - even as West Virginia has become, by some...
View ArticleHealth Advocates: Small Tobacco Tax Hike May Be "Worse Than None"
Health Advocates: Small Tobacco Tax Hike May Be "Worse Than None" CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's proposed tobacco tax increase is so small that it may be worse than none at all, say...
View ArticleEvidence Shows Cig Tax Hike Won't Chase Sales Out of State
Evidence Shows Cig Tax Hike Won't Chase Sales Out of State CHARLESTON, W. Va. - In spite of industry arguments, anti-smoking groups say the evidence shows a sharp boost in the state's tobacco tax won't...
View ArticleKicking Butts Against W.Va. Teen Smoking
Kicking Butts Against W.Va. Teen Smoking CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Wednesday was Kick Butts Day in West Virginia and around the country. The national anti-tobacco campaign aims to stop teen smoking with a...
View ArticlePass the Buck: Pregnancy Care Providers Want WV to Up Tobacco Tax
Pass the Buck: Pregnancy Care Providers Want WV to Up Tobacco Tax CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia pregnancy-care providers want lawmakers to "pass the buck" by raising the state cigarette tax by $1 a...
View ArticleTobacco Tax Passes, WV Budget Crisis Ending
Tobacco Tax Passes, WV Budget Crisis Ending CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The House of Delegates has approved raising the state tobacco tax, removing the big obstacle to resolving West Virginia's budget...
View ArticleWV Kids Count Finds Big Racial Disparities in Child Well-Being
WV Kids Count Finds Big Racial Disparities in Child Well-Being CHARLESTON, W.V. — African-American children in West Virginia aren't faring well compared to their white peers, according to a new report...
View ArticleHigh Smoking Rates Make WV Part of "Tobacco Nation"
High Smoking Rates Make WV Part of "Tobacco Nation" CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia is part of a "Tobacco Nation," a nickname for the dozen states where smoking rates are the highest in the country....
View ArticleTeen Poll Reaffirms WV Student Vaping Epidemic
Teen Poll Reaffirms WV Student Vaping Epidemic CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Two West Virginia teens concerned about their peers' use of e-cigarettes conducted a poll that now is helping state lawmakers' push...
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