The American Lung Association's "State of Tobacco Control" 2024 is a report card that evaluates state and federal tobacco control policies by comparing them to targets based on the most current, recognized criteria for effective tobacco control measures, and translating each state and the federal government's relative progress into a letter grade of "A" through "F." A grade of "A" is assigned for excellent tobacco control policies while an "F" indicates inadequate policies.
Calculation of Federal Grades
Tobacco control and prevention measures at the federal level are graded in five areas: federal regulation of tobacco products; federal coverage of treatments to quit tobacco; federal excise taxes on tobacco products; federal mass media campaigns; and federal minimum age of sale for tobacco products. The sources for the targets and the basis of the evaluation criteria for each category are described at the links below:
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