GREENFIELD — Hancock Health has joined hundreds of other Indiana organizations and companies in the Raise It for Health campaign in support of a new plan to raise the state’s cigarette tax by $2 per pack in the next state budget. The plan proposes to dedicate all of the increased revenue — $360 million in the first year alone— to urgent health causes facing Hoosier families and employers, including drug addiction, tobacco use and infant mortality.
Steve Long, president and CEO of Hancock Health, said Hancock Health is taking such a strong stand on this issue, because Hoosier health is suffering by so many measures, and tobacco use is a leading cause.
For more information on how Hancock Health can help community members with tobacco cessation efforts, visit Hancock Health’s website at hancockregionalhospital.org/wellness– education/classes and visit the “Smoking Cessation” link and call the Indiana Tobacco Quitline at (800) QUIT-NOW or visit www.quitnowindiana.com.
