Tobacco Prevention and Control: Using Evidence-Based Strategies to Save Lives and Resources

Program Notes

Community Guide Recommendations

  • Preventing Tobacco Use initiation
    • Increase price
    • Media campaign
  • Increasing Cessation
    • Provider education
    • Patient reminder system
    • Quit line
  • Reducing exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
    • Smoking bans and restrictions

Tobacco Price Effects

  • 10% Increase
  • 3.7% Decrease in adolescents
  • 4.1% Decrease in general population

Provider Education and Provider/Reminder Effects

  • Provider Advice up 20 percent
  • Patient Quit Rate up 4.7 percent