|
Program |
Intent |
Settlement Allocation |
|
Arkansas Healthy
Century Trust Fund |
Establish a self-perpetuating trust and "insure" the fiscal source of
funds for programs in the Act |
First $100,000,000
received |
|
Arkansas Tobacco
Settlement Commission |
Ensure program accountability and assist local communities through grants |
Program Account
Interest |
|
Tobacco Prevention and
Cessation |
Establish 8 programs recommended by the CDC.a A minimum of 15%
will be spent in minority communities. The intended allocation of the
program components based upon recommendations are consistent with CDC
guidelines. Programs include:
(1)
community prevention programs that reduce youth tobacco use
(2)
local school programs for tobacco education (K-12)
(3)
enforcement of youth tobacco control laws and public and private
policies concerning environmental tobacco smoke
(4)
state-wide programs to increase local coalition activities
(5)
tobacco cessation programs
(6)
tobacco-related disease prevention
(7)
public awareness and health promotion campaign
(8)
grants and contracts for monitoring and evaluation |
31.6% of the Program
Fund |
|
Medicaid Expansion |
Strengthen the health care system by developing a mechanism for new
coverage as funding is available for (1) pregnant women, (2) basic benefit
package, (3) prescription drugs and personal care services for adults age
65 and over, and (4) hospital reimbursement |
29.8% of the Program
Fund |
|
Targeted State Needs |
|
15.8% of the Program
Fund |
|
·
Minority Health Initiative |
Ensure minority health issues are appropriately addressed and create a
minority health outreach campaign through Medicaid program (23% of the
Targeted State Needs Funds) |
|
|
·
Arkansas Aging Initiative |
Transfer new knowledge on senior health promotion from Little Rock site
throughout the state (22% of the Targeted State Needs Funds) |
|
|
·
Arkansas College of Public Health |
Bridge UAMS and DOH educational/training needs for the state (33% of the
Targeted State Needs Funds) |
|
|
·
Delta
Area Health Education Center |
Enhance health care access and health education in the Mississippi Delta
(22% of the Targeted State Needs Funds) |
|
|
Arkansas Biosciences
Institute (UAMS, ACH, UAF, UA-Ag, ASU)b |
Form an Institute and combine the strengths of major research
institutions—medicine, agriculture, and bioengineering—to identify new
treatment options and expand opportunities for the state. The Institute
will focus on conducting:
(1)
agricultural research with medical implications;
(2)
bioengineering research in the agricultural-medical fields;
(3)
tobacco-related research on tobacco-related illnesses in Arkansas;
and
(4)
nutritional and other research on prevention or treatment of
cancer, congenital, or other related conditions |
22.8% of the Program
Fund |
|
Debt Service |
Fund capital improvements needed for Tobacco Proceeds Programs without
risk to state through authorization and issuance of Tobacco Settlement
Revenue Bonds by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority for the UAMS
Biosciences Research Building (£$25,000,000),
ASU Biosciences Research Building (£$20,000,000),
and College of Public Health (£$15,000,000) |
$5,000,000 from annual
payments |
|
a
Arkansas Specific
Recommendations by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs)
b
UAMS, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; ACH, Arkansas
Children’s Hospital; UAF, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; UA-Ag,
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture; ASU, Arkansas State
University
|
