From the
Editor
Editor's Notes Sept/Oct 2008
Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice,
Shame on Me. The Continuing
Saga of the Decimation of Tobacco Prevention
Efforts by Governor Strickland and the Ohio
Legislature
A few months ago, I wrote about Ohio Governor
Strickland’s actions to decimate funding for
tobacco prevention and control in Ohio. He had
decided to trade future payments from the
tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) for a
smaller lump sum payment. He then spent that
lump sum payment on property tax cuts and school
construction.1 He made this decision despite the
fact that the Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation
(OTPF) had used MSA funds very effectively to
lead efforts that reduced smoking rates from
27.6% in 2001 when these funds first became
available to 22.4% in 2006.Strickland’s
diversion of payments took away the funding the
Ohio legislature had “promised” to use to repay
the $568 million they “borrowed” from the OTPF
endowment between 2002 and 2006. Strickland’s
next move was to sign a law in April, 2008, that
would divert $190 million of the remaining $270
million OTPF endowment to fund a jobs creation
program. The irony of this move is that hundreds
of employees in the agencies funded by the OTPF
would lose their jobs when tobacco prevention
funding was cut.
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The field of health promotion is entering its
fourth decade of existence. Programs are
established in business, community, clinical,
commercial fitness center and school settings.
Positive health outcomes are consistently
achieved. Cost reduction is common.
Nevertheless, the field has still not reached
consensus on the most effective methods.
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Definition of Health Promotion
"Health promotion is the science and art of helping
people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal
health. Optimal health is defined as a balance of
physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health.
Lifestyle change can be facilitated through a combination of efforts
to enhance awareness, change behavior and create environments that
support good health practices. Of the three, supportive
environments will probably have the greatest impact in producing
lasting change". (American Journal of Health Promotion,
1989,3,3,5)
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Physical |
Fitness.
Nutrition. Medical self-care. Control of substance
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Emotional |
Care for
emotional crisis. Stress Management |
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Communities.
Families. Friends |
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Intellectual |
Educational.
Achievement. Career development |
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Spiritual |
Love.
Hope. Charity. |
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