Title Evaluation of the Arkansas tobacco settlement program : progress through 2011. Summary / John Engberg, Deborah M. Scharf, Susan L.Lovejoy, Hao Yu, Shanna Tharp-Taylor

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Description 1 online resource (9 pages) : illustrations (some color) Series Technical report / Rand Corporation ; TR-1261/1-ATSC (2012) Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-1261/1-ATSC. Summary Tobacco takes a staggering toll on the health, well being, and finances of states. This report provides an independent evaluation of the performance of Arkansas' seven health-related programs funded by the state's share of the multi-state tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), includes an historical overview and summary of the activities of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission (ATSC), and examines changes in health outcomes attributed to the MSA-funded Arkansas programs over the past decade. MSA imposed no restrictions on how states could spend their payments, and states chose to allocate them to a wide variety of activities. In Arkansas, virtually all of the state's share of MSA funds were allocated to health related programs, with approximately one-third dedicated to tobacco prevention and cessation. The authors' findings are drawn from quarterly reports and spending and funding data compiled by the ATSC and the seven funded programs, as well as data provided by the programs to calculate unit costs for key program initiatives. Secondary data sources employed to assess health-related outcomes included national surveys plus state supplements for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); U.S. Census data; data summaries from non-profit organizations such as the American Lung Association, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, and the United Healthcare Foundation; and statistics from the Arkansas Department of Health. The contents of this report should be of interest to national and state policymakers, health care researchers and providers, and others concerned with the effect of the tobacco settlement funds on the health of Arkansans Notes Caption title "RAND Health." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English Print version record Subject Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission -- Evaluation SUBJECT Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission fast Subject Smoking cessation -- Government policy -- Arkansas -- Evaluation Tobacco industry -- Health aspects -- Arkansas Tobacco industry -- Law and legislation -- Arkansas Health promotion -- Arkansas Human behavior. Medical care. Economics. Health promotion. Health services administration. National health services. Industries. Methodology. Physical sciences. Outcome assessment (Medical care) Research. Science. Social sciences. Tobacco industry. Nicotine addiction -- Treatment. Remedies (Law) Americas Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Behavior Biomedical Research Delivery of Health Care Disciplines and Occupations Economics Evaluation Studies as Topic Geographic Locations Geographicals Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation Health Promotion Health Services Administration Health Services Industry Investigative Techniques Methods Natural Science Disciplines Outcome Assessment, Health Care Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care Preventive Health Services Program Evaluation Psychiatry and Psychology Publication Characteristics Publication Formats Quality of Health Care Research Science Social Sciences Southeastern United States Technical Report Technology, Industry, Agriculture Technology, Industry, and Agriculture Tobacco Industry Tobacco Use Cessation Patient Care human behavior. economics. methodology. physical sciences. research (function) sciences (philosophy) social sciences. science (modern discipline) Tobacco industry Social sciences Science Research Remedies (Law) Physical sciences Outcome assessment (Medical care) Nicotine addiction -- Treatment National health services Methodology Medical care Industries Human behavior Health services administration Economics Evaluation Health promotion Tobacco industry -- Health aspects Tobacco industry -- Law and legislation SUBJECT North America. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092455 Arkansas https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001131 North America https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009656 United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 Subject North America Arkansas Form Electronic book Author Engberg, John RAND Health. ISBN 9780833079466 0833079468 0833076752 9780833076755

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