State Information
The following CDC Office on Smoking and Health resources
provide information on tobacco control activities at the State level:
| • |
State
Highlights
Tobacco
Control
State
Highlights
2002:
Impact
and
Opportunity
summarizes
information
regarding
the
health
and
economic
burden
of
tobacco
use
for
each
state,
reports
state-specific
data
related
to
key
tobacco
control
objectives,
highlights
evidence-based
strategies
that
when
implemented
effectively
will
lead
to
achieving
highlighted
Healthy
People
2010
objectives,
and
compares
current
investments
in
tobacco
control
with
the
specific
funding
ranges
recommended
in
CDC's
Best
Practices
for
Comprehensive
Tobacco
Control
Programs.
State
Highlights
1999
State
Highlights
2001
|
| • |
Smoking-Attributable
Mortality,
Morbidity,
and
Economic
Costs
(SAMMEC)
SAMMEC
is
an
online
application
that
allows
you
to
estimate
the
health
and
health-related
economic
consequences
of
smoking
to
adults
and
infants.
|
| • |
The State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System is the first-ever on-line compilation of State-based tobacco information that combines many different data sources and allows the user to view comprehensive summary information on tobacco use in all 50 States and the District of Columbia. The STATE System contains up-to-date and historical data on the prevalence of tobacco use, tobacco control laws, the health impact and costs associated with tobacco use, and tobacco agriculture and manufacturing.
|
| • |
CDC's
Best
Practices
for
Comprehensive
Tobacco
Control
Programs
is
an
evidence-based
guide
to
help
States
plan
and
establish
effective
tobacco
control
programs
to
prevent
and
reduce
tobacco
use.
The
book
identifies
and
describes
the
key
elements
for
effective
state
tobacco
control
programs,
including
programs
designed
for
communities,
schools,
and
the
entire
State.
Best
Practices
also
addresses
the
significance
of
cessation
programs,
counter-marketing,
enforcement,
surveillance
and
evaluation,
and
chronic
disease
programs
to
reduce
the
burden
of
tobacco-related
diseases.
Tobacco
control
program
funding
models
for
all
50
States
and
the
District
of
Columbia
are
included.
|
| • |
Program
and
Funding
Guidelines
for
Comprehensive
Local
Tobacco
Control
Programs
*
have
refined
the
CDC's
Best
Practices
to
better
address
the
specific
needs
and
realities
of
tobacco
control
programs
at
the
local
level.
|
* Links to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
|
|
