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Expert panel urges using tobacco‑settlement funds for tobacco control, recommends council oversight
Summary
A UCLA public‑health expert urged the Los Angeles City Council task force to spend tobacco‑settlement proceeds on tobacco‑control programs, recommending city coordination with state and county efforts and a designated oversight group to advise spending priorities.
Dr. Lester Breslow, a professor at UCLA’s School of Public Health, told the City Council task force the city should dedicate its tobacco‑settlement funds to tobacco‑control efforts and public health programs tied to the harms caused by tobacco use. He said the task force represented a range of institutions — UCLA, USC, Kaiser, Children’s Hospital and others — and argued the funds “should be used for the purpose for which we believe they…
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