Report: Iowa Falling Short on Tobacco Prevention Funding

The Center for Disease Control & Prevention recommends that Iowa spend $30 million annually on tobacco prevention efforts, but the state spends just $4 million, according to the Telegraph Herald. A report by the American Cancer Society shows that about 5,100 adults die in Iowa each year due to smoking and that Iowa has a relatively low tobacco tax rate: just $1.36 per pack, while the national average is $1.81.