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Success in South Carolina : investment of cigarette tax funds in smoking prevention and cessation
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Abstract
Smoking costs South Carolina more than $2 billion annually, as well as more than $1 billion in lost workplace productivity. A tobacco-free agency ensures that everyone who works, visits and does business with that agency is able to breathe clean, smoke-free air. On June 1, 2015, DJJ will become the first cabinet agency to launch a tobacco free campus policy. DHEC is committed to helping cabinet agencies implement a clean, tobacco-free environment, and will provide the following free resources: A model 100% tobacco-free worksite policy : Tools and resources to help communicate policies to
employees, customers, vendors and clients : Consultative services with tobacco program experts to assist with adoption and enforcement : Permanent tobacco-free outdoor signage.
Issue Date
2015-04
Keywords
Smoking--South Carolina--Prevention, Cigarettes--Taxation--South Carolina, Nicotine addiction--South Carolina--Statistics
Type
Text
Rights
Copyright status undetermined. For more information contact, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201.
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