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A preliminary evaluation of this program has demonstrated positive cognitive gains and attitudinal changes in the ch3:ldren as well as spin-off effects in the families. There is a crucial need for additional funds to enable the Primary Grades HealthiCurriculum Health Project and other innovative curriculaiin programs to~ reachlall of our nation,"s children. If the amoun~tauth:oriaed in the bill ismad'e available, it will be possible to take advantage of'the valuable demonstrations initiatediby HEW and others. The American Lung Association strongly supports definitive studies of the health risks of cigarette additives. Not only is little known about the healith risks of additives, we doinot even know which additives are being used. An enormous task faces anti-smoking proponents. So far,, the resources made available by the Federal government to aid these forces have been extremely small in comparision with those of the tobacco industry. For this reason we believe the provisions of Title IV are long overdue and we hope this legislation will I will be glad to answer any questions you may have.. be passed. 6

C. .~STATEIeIENT OF THE AMERICARL172VG ASSOCIATIORQN TIT;.E IV OF S~. 3115 Td` THE SENATE~ SUBCOMMITTEE ON YIEAL,TH' AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PEtESENTED: BY DONALD A. YOUNG, M.,D~. I am delivering this statement on the smoking deterrence provisions~of S. 3115: ; for the American Lung Association as almember of that organization's Medical Section, the American Thoracic Society. I was the Medical Director of the American Lung Association for several years until I left in 1977. During that time, I was the nation"s health. intimately involved with the American Lung,Associatio.n"s smoking and health programs. As &physician,I have a stronginterest fin,anti-smokingactivitybecause I am convinced that the smoking habit'is one of the most severe roadblocks to improving The American Lung Association's program is devoted to the control of pulmonary such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis„ a major priori:tyof Lung Associations ~„ - :r. is smoking and health problems. Chronic obstructivelungeonditionsarenow the Sth leading cause of death from disease and represent significant burdens in d'iseases. Because cigarette smoking is related to chronic obstructive lung d'iseases these costs are be considerably higher. This is one of the reasons that the American Lung Association supports an expanded Federal program as outlined in 4 prematurely because of these conditions amounted!to one-halfbillion dollars. Today medical expense andidisabi:lity for our country. The Social Security Administration estimated years ago that disability payments for workers who had to retire reasons for our support. We believe that smokers shoul&be effectively separated'from non-smokers in all public and, closed'places, suchas: public buildings,, places of entertainment and the work place. We believe that the Federal government should be a leader Title IV of S. 3115., Premature deaths and' human suffering are even~ more compelling toward this end by mandating,separate areas in its own facilities.