http://kmuw.org en http://kmuw.org/post/kansas-anti-tobacco-programs-have-room-improvement <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Kansas has lots of work to do to improve its "grades" on tobacco control, according to a new report card from the American Lung Association.</span></p><p>Kansas gets an “A” for its Clean Indoor Air Act. However, the state gets a “D” for the relatively low rate of taxes on tobacco, and an “F” for efforts to prevent tobacco use, and to help those already using it to quit.</p><p>“It’s not a whole lot different than last year, but it’s woefully accurate,”says Linda DeCoursey, head of the non-profit Tobacco-Free Kansas Coalition.</p> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:05:32 +0000 Bryan Thompson 11377 at http://kmuw.org Kansas Anti-Tobacco Programs Have Room for Improvement