Crist, Charlie; Viamonte Ros, Ana M M.D., M.P.H. - Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC …; … - 2009
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) initiated a tobacco prevention program in 1989 when it received federal funding to implement tobacco prevention and control activities. By 1997, the State of Florida successfully settled with the tobacco industry for $11.3 billion to recoup Medicaid costs...