Index for US State Tobacco Control Initial Outcomes

Index for US state tobacco control initial outcomes.

Public health tobacco control efforts have increasingly targeted communities in addition to individuals. Before population smoking decreases, effectiveness might be detected from initial outcomes reflecting these efforts, such as higher cigarette prices or more workplace and home smoking restrictions. Presumably, these initial outcomes will eventually influence smoking behavior. State-specific ...

Chapter 4 . Initial Outcomes Index

Initial Outcomes Selected for the ASSIST Evaluation .................................................... 119 Cigarette Price ...................................................................................................................120 Strength of Clean Indoor Air Legislation ............................................................................122 Smoke-free Workplaces .............

Tobacco control: a state perspective.

Communicating Program Outcomes to Encourage Policymaker Support for Evidence-Based State Tobacco Control

Tobacco use, the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., can be reduced through state-level tobacco prevention and cessation programs. In the absence of research about how to communicate the need for these programs to policymakers, this qualitative study aimed to understand the motivations and priorities of policymakers in North Carolina, a state that enacted a strong tobacco control pr...

Tobacco Control in State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans: Opportunities for Decreasing Tobacco-Related Disease

INTRODUCTION Comprehensive cancer control plans published by state, tribal, and territorial health agencies present an excellent opportunity to help prevent tobacco-related and other cancers. In this analysis, we sought to estimate the extent to which tobacco control activities outlined in state comprehensive cancer control plans incorporated the tobacco control recommendations presented by the...