Mission Statement
Office on Smoking and Health
The Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) is
a division within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), which is one of
the centers within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
OSH is responsible for leading and coordinating strategic
efforts aimed at preventing tobacco use among youth, promoting smoking
cessation among youth and adults,
protecting nonsmokers from environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), and
eliminating tobacco-related health disparities.
OSH accomplishes these goals by
- expanding the science base of
tobacco control.
- building capacity to conduct
tobacco control programs.
- communicating information to
constituents and the public.
- facilitating concerted action with
and among partners.
To learn more about the Office on Smoking and Health and
its efforts and plans, we encourage you to read the following At-A-Glance summary:
Targeting Tobacco Use:
The Nation's Leading Cause of Death
For a list of services and resources provided by OSH,
NCCDPHP, and CDC, click on the link below. Office on Smoking and
Health Information Resources
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