WALLINGFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut hospitals are kicking off a two-year campaign to become totally smoke-free.
The Connecticut Hospital Association says its 29 members have adopted a goal of eliminating smoking from all hospital properties to provide a healthier, cleaner and safer environment.
The statewide launch Thursday featured Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, an advocate for smoking cessation programs in Connecticut, as well as the American Cancer Society.
Six hospitals in Connecticut are currently smoke-free.
On Tuesday, WCBS 880 reported he state's Tobacco and Health Trust Fund proposed spending $6.8 million in 2009. The plan includes $2 million for the state's ``Quitline'' telephone counseling service so it can resume offering nicotine replacement therapies.
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