““Maryland’s Fight Against Maryland’s Fight Against

Cancer: A Cigarette Cancer: A Cigarette Restitution Fund Update”Restitution Fund Update”

THE MARYLANDTHE MARYLANDCIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUND PROGRAMCIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUND PROGRAM

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENEHYGIENE

  NOVEMBER 12, 2003NOVEMBER 12, 2003

Timeline of the Cigarette Restitution Fund Timeline of the Cigarette Restitution Fund

1997 1997 MULTI-STATE LITIGATIONMULTI-STATE LITIGATIONFive major tobacco companies settled

with 46 states, five territories and the District of Columbia

 1998 1998 SETTLEMENT DISTRIBUTIONSETTLEMENT DISTRIBUTION

Manufacturers to pay $206 billion over 25 years and conform to restrictions

 19991999 GENERAL ASSEMBLY ESTABLISHES GENERAL ASSEMBLY ESTABLISHES

CIGARETTE CIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUNDRESTITUTION FUND Established the Cigarette Restitution

Fund ACT (CFR) in Chapter 173 

Timeline of the Cigarette Restitution FundTimeline of the Cigarette Restitution Fund

2000 2000 GENERAL ASSEMBLY CREATES GENERAL ASSEMBLY CREATES PROGRAMSPROGRAMS

Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation and the Cancer Prevention, Education,

Screening and Treatment Programs created in SB 896/HB 1425

 2001 CRFP IMPLEMENTATION

On July 1, 2001 the Cigarette Restitution Fund Program began implementation in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

CIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUND CIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUND PROGRAMPROGRAM

OVERSIGHT OFFICEOVERSIGHT OFFICE

CANCER CANCER

PROGRAMPROGRAM MOTA MOTA

PROGRAMPROGRAMTOBACCO TOBACCO

PROGRAM PROGRAM

ADMINISTRATIVEADMINISTRATIVE

MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE

REPORTINGREPORTING COMPREHENSIVCOMPREHENSIV

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EVALUATIONEVALUATION

PROGRAMSPROGRAMS

FUNCTIONSFUNCTIONS

  

CANCER PREVENTION, CANCER PREVENTION, EDUCATIONEDUCATION

SCREENING AND TREATMENTSCREENING AND TREATMENT

LOCALLOCAL

PUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH STATEWIDE PUBLICSTATEWIDE PUBLIC

HEALTHHEALTH

SURVEILLANCE ANDSURVEILLANCE AND

EVALUATIONEVALUATION ACADEMIC HEALTHACADEMIC HEALTH

CENTERSCENTERS

ADMINISTRATION

  

TOBACCO USE PREVENTION TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATIONAND CESSATION

LOCALLOCAL

PUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH

STATEWIDE PUBLICSTATEWIDE PUBLIC

HEALTHHEALTH

SURVEILLANCE ANDSURVEILLANCE AND

EVALUATIONEVALUATION MEDIAMEDIA

COUNTERMARKETING COUNTERMARKETING ADMINISTRATION

CRFP SPENDING AREASCRFP SPENDING AREAS Reduction in tobacco use by youth and Reduction in tobacco use by youth and

adults adults  Tobacco control campaign in schools Tobacco control campaign in schools  Smoking cessation programs Smoking cessation programs  Enforcement of tobacco sales restrictions Enforcement of tobacco sales restrictions  Education and awareness of cancer risks Education and awareness of cancer risks  Screening and treatment of targeted cancers Screening and treatment of targeted cancers  Cancer research and infrastructure Cancer research and infrastructure

development development Eliminating minority health disparitiesEliminating minority health disparities

CIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUND CIGARETTE RESTITUTION FUND PROGRAMPROGRAM

FUND RECIPIENTS & AWARDSFUND RECIPIENTS & AWARDS

FISCAL 2004FISCAL 2004 Recipient Recipient Millions Millions

Local Health DepartmentsLocal Health Departments

Tobacco Program Grants – 24Tobacco Program Grants – 24

Cancer Program Grants –24Cancer Program Grants –24$ 8$ 8

$ 9$ 9

Academic Health CentersAcademic Health Centers $ 19$ 19

University of Maryland – Law SchoolUniversity of Maryland – Law School

$ .25$ .25

Local Community-Based Minority Groups Local Community-Based Minority Groups

– 15– 15 $ 1$ 1

Statewide Counter-Marketing ContractStatewide Counter-Marketing Contract $ 4$ 4

TotalTotal $ 41.25$ 41.25

ACCOMPLISHMENTSACCOMPLISHMENTS2001/2002/20032001/2002/2003

23,000 Persons Screened for Cancers - 910 adenomatous polyps 23,000 Persons Screened for Cancers - 910 adenomatous polyps foundfound

83 Cancers diagnosed - 27 colorectal83 Cancers diagnosed - 27 colorectal 370,000 Persons provided cancer education and awareness370,000 Persons provided cancer education and awareness 46 Research proposals funded by Johns Hopkins Cancer Center46 Research proposals funded by Johns Hopkins Cancer Center 18 Research Proposals funded in Other Tobacco-Related Diseases18 Research Proposals funded in Other Tobacco-Related Diseases 164 New cancer clinical trials initiated at University of Maryland164 New cancer clinical trials initiated at University of Maryland 27,000 Individuals reached through the Statewide Health Network 27,000 Individuals reached through the Statewide Health Network 160,000 Students provided tobacco education and awareness160,000 Students provided tobacco education and awareness 3,500 Health care providers received tobacco education3,500 Health care providers received tobacco education

ACCOMPLISHMENTSACCOMPLISHMENTS2001/2002/20032001/2002/2003

• 11,000 Adults received smoking cessation services11,000 Adults received smoking cessation services

• 5,000 Youth received smoking cessation services5,000 Youth received smoking cessation services

• 6,200 Retail stores were visited for compliance with 6,200 Retail stores were visited for compliance with tobacco tobacco

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• 13,000 Citations were issued to retailers and youth13,000 Citations were issued to retailers and youth

• 94,000 Citizens logged on to “Smoking Stops Here” 94,000 Citizens logged on to “Smoking Stops Here” websitewebsite

• 10,000 Marylanders signed a pledge to take action 10,000 Marylanders signed a pledge to take action against smokingagainst smoking

• 152 Community-based minority organizations funded to 152 Community-based minority organizations funded to assist CRFPassist CRFP