Williston, Vermont - January 19, 2012
For the first time, Vermont is getting a failing grade for its efforts to prevent smoking.
The latest report card from the American Lung Association criticizes the state for cutting a million dollars from its tobacco control programs in the current fiscal year and in next year's budget. The state also gets a D for the amount of funding it spends to help people quit smoking.
Vermont does get an A for policies that protect people from secondhand smoke and a B for having the 7th highest tobacco taxes in the country.
For more, watch the video of the interview with Rebecca Ryan from the Vermont chapter of the American Lung Association.
Click here for the full report.
