Current bans on smoking, like smoking in public places in Kansas, stand as evidence that smoking bans improve overall health in a certain area. ... Dept. of Health). ... Dept. of Health). ... Dept. of Health). ... A ban against smoking would make for a safer environment everywhere. ...
This estimate does not include neonatal health care costs. Direct neonatal health care costs attributable to maternal smoking that were paid by Medicaid in 1996 are estimated to be more than $227 million. ... Hence, as they enter a new decade and a new century, reducing national smoking rates in pregnancy remains a national public health priority. ... School are effective places for prevention programs because they are able to reach all young people and because students are in an environment where they are accustomed to learning important life skills. ...
