Quinn said the law, which would make New York the first major city in the country to set a smoking age above age 19, would help prevent youth from becoming lifelong smokers who weigh heavily on public health budgets when they fall ill from smoking - related diseases as adults. (dnainfo.com)
In his speech yesterday, in which he announced plans for a new ring - fenced public health budget and a new «health premium» targeting poorer areas, he outlined general principles about his approach. (politics.co.uk)
«We will give local communities greater control over public health budgets with payment by the outcomes they achieve in improving the health of local residents. (politics.co.uk)