County of San Diego -The Flu Shot Hotline, (877) FLU-0202, is now being staffed to give seniors and others information about where to receive a flu shot. Medicare (Part B) will pay for the flu shot as well as a pneumonia vaccine. The influenza season typically occurs between November and May. The flu vaccine is recommended for people age 60 and older, and younger people with chronic medical conditions. Click |
California Gets Mixed Grades in Fight Against Leading Cause of Death In 2007, California continued to advance at the local and state level aimed at reducing the impact of tobacco.
....According to the American Lung Association's annual "report card", California gets "A"s for its smoke-free air laws and reducing youth access to tobacco. But, the state is receiving failing grades in the areas of tobacco prevention and control spending and tobacco tax. California received a D grade for cigarette taxes, an F grade for tobacco prevention spending. ..."Tobacco remains the number one preventable cause of death in America," Bernadette Toomey, the lung association's president and CEO. "Diseases related to tobacco kill more than 438,000 Americans each year. If effective policies were implemented, this dreadful toll would be greatly reduced." Tobacco control policies work, Toomey added. "But what we need is the political will on the part of our leaders to implement these proven policies," she said. ..."Clearly, we have scored some victories in protecting Californians from tobacco addiction, but this is an ongoing and uphill battle, as California's cigarette tax and tobacco prevention and control spending remain a challenge," said Jim Wilgus, president and CEO of the American Lung Association of California. "We know what policies work to protect people's health and save lives. Now it's time for state and local leaders to summon the political will to do what's right and put saving lives at the top of their priority list." For more information please visit http ://www.californialung.org/press/080109SOTA.html and http://alacsd.blogspot.com/2008/01/states-graded-on-tobacco-control.htm .To learn more about the dangers of smoking and how to quit, visit the American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org |
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of Tobacco Control 2007 report, which highlighted success in smokefree air and youth access and detailed challenges regarding the state's cigarette tax and tobacco prevention and control spending.