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I i I I l I STATEMENT GIVEN BY DR. MURRAY JACKSON IN BEHALF OF THE AMERICAa LUNG ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN :dICI-IIGaa 'IO THE PANEL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1980. MY NAME IS MURRAY .?aCKSCN AND I AM A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. CURRENTLY I SERVE AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSOCIATION'S SMOKING AND HEALTH COMMITTEE. WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT THE GOVERNOR -- THROUGH THE FORMATION OF THIS DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS' PANEL -- HAS RECOGNIZED THAT TOBACCO SMOKING IS A SIGNIFICANT -(AND PREVENTIBLE) HEALTH HAZARD TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THAT HE HAS CHOSEN TO NAME A GROUP OF SUCH CONCER:IED AND CONSCIENTSOUS INDIVIDUALS TO THE PANEL IS EVEN MORE ENCOURAGING. WE KNOW THAT TEE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIS PANEL WILL BE WELCOME, WILL BE WELL-CONSIDERED AND WILL BE WELL-RECEIVED BY ALL OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS. AS AN AGENCY THAT HAS TRADITIONALLY ENDEAVORED TO WA R*J SMOKERS ABOUT THE HAZARDS OF TOBACCO, THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION NATION-WIDE IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR DELIBERATIONS AND'WE EAGERLY LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONCLUSIONS. THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN SPECIFICALLY SERVES WAYNE, OAKLAND AND MACOMB COUNTIES WHERE NEARLY HALF OUR STATE'S PEOPLE LIVE, AND WE WISH TO GO ON RECORD AS CONCURRING IN THE LEGISLATIVE AND ECONOMIC RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THIS PANEL BY.OUR INDEPENDENT SISTER ORGANIZATION, THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN, HEADQUARTERED IN LA:JSIVG. -189-

I STATEMENT BY MUQRAY •JaCtSON CITIZENS' PANEL; LANSING PAGE TWO I HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE CERTAIN RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE PHILOSOPHY THAT SEEMS TO PERMEATE THE PANEL' S ED'JCaTION/KEDIA/PUBLICITY RECOMMENDATIONS AS IDENTIFIED IN YOUR MEETING MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 11, 1980. I THROUGHOUT THIS SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS, VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND TAX-SUPPORTED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING ~ SOLE RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY FOR PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS. YET THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN HAS MUCH . VALUABLE INSIGHT TO OFFER IN THIS AREA AND, IN FACT, WE HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS AN IMPLEMENTING AGENCY IN BOTH THE CURRENT ANNUAL AND THE FIVE-YEAR PLANS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. WE ARE MYSTIFIED-AS TO WHY THE RICH RESOURCE OF-VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES HAS BEEN SO CONSPICUOUSLY IGNORED IN THIS PANEL'S RECOMMENDATIONS. GIVING SOLE AUTHORITY TO TAX-SUPPORTED AGENCIES IN SUCH AN IMPORTANT AREA OF PUBLIC HEALTH CAN ONLY REDUCE THE CONTRIBUTION OF SKILLS, MANPOWER AND EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE FROM VOLUNTARY, PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED AGENCIES SUCH AS THE AMERIC AN LUNG ASSOCIATION. INDEED, IT WAS ONLY BY CHANCE THAT THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN Ot EVEN LEARNED OF THIS CITIZENS' PANEL'S EXISTENCE AND DELIBERATIONS. ,p ~ WE PRESUME THIS WAS MERELY AN OVERSIGHT, SINCE THAT LETTERS ANNOUNCING THESE PROCEEDINGS WERE WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED SENT TO 125 INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER AGEaCIES. YET WE -- AND THE MORE THAN 300,000 FINANCIAL m i I ~ I AGENCY -- BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR -190- L

I STATEMENT BY MURRAY JACKSON CITIZE:IS' PANEL, LANSING PAGE TT3RE E TO OFFER I:J SUPPORT OF ANY STATEWID E ANTI-SMOKING EFFORT. I I WE WOULD URGE, THEREFORE, THAT THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOC,ATION OF SOUTHEASTERN MICaIGAN -- PERHAPS ALONG WITH OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH SMOKING BEHAVIOR -- BE SPECIFICALLY DELINEATED IN YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND GIVEN A DEFINED AND DECISIVE ROLE. CONSIDERIaG THE TIGHT BUDGETS THAT NOW RESTRICT T'.iE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS OF SO MANY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, WE FEEL IT IS PARTICULARLY FOOLHARDY TO OVERLOOK ANY COMMUNITY RESOURCE -- ESPECIALLY ONE WITH I THE RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED ROLE IN SMOKING CESSATION ACTIVITIES THAT HAS BEEN EARNED BY THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN ~ MICHIGAN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS AND WE SHARE YOUR CONVICTION AS TO THEIR IMPORTANCE. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE OUR ANTI-SMOKING PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE, INFORM AND HELP REDUCE THE RAVAGES OF TOBACCO AISONG ALL SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION -- INCLUDING ALL AGE GROUPS -- THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. YET WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE CAN BE EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE I-^ WE ARE INCLUDED IN AN OVERALL GAME PLAN, SUCH AS YOU HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH FORMULATING. WE DO NOT WISH TO COMPETE -- WE WISH TO COOPERATE. WE KNOW THAT THE CITIZENS OF WAYNE, OAKLAND AND MACOMB COUNTIES ENCOURAGE OUR EFFORTS AND WILL ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT OUR INCLUSION IN YOUR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS. -191-

I i STATEMENT BY KfJRRaY JACKSON CITIZENS' PANEL, LANSING PAGE FOUR I I YOUR B.i AND - * - 0 EC-^'ZV~S OURS COINCIDE - DO :IOT OVER..OOK US OR THE .. WIDo.. 5?READ SUPPORT WE CAN BRING TO THIS C:TIZE:dS' CRUSADE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF TOBkCCO SMOKING -- A FIGHT IN WHICH THE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND MANY MILLIONS OF SUPPORTERS OF THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION HAVE BEEN, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE, DEEPLY INVOLVED. I I I i I I d I I I L -1,92- 1 L_