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Public Health officials tell committee CDC recommends more than twice current tobacco‑prevention spending
Summary
Public Health and Safety Division said Montana receives roughly $5.2M from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement for prevention and about $1.3M from a CDC cooperative agreement; CDC recommends ~$14.6M annually, leaving a substantial funding gap.
Stacy Campbell, Division Administrator for the Public Health and Safety Division, briefed the House Health and Human Services Committee on how Montana uses Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) funds. Campbell summarized Montana’s statutory allocation (I‑146): 11% to the general fund, 17% to CHIP, 32% to tobacco prevention and 40% to a tobacco trust.
Campbell said the MSA provides about $5.2 million to the…
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