Tobacco Prevention: A Top Priority

• Preventing youth from beginning tobacco use

• Helping people quit

• Reducing exposure to secondhand smoke

• Reducing tobacco use in high-risk groups

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• Prevent youth from beginning to use tobacco.

School-based programs
Reducing youth access to tobacco
Empowering youth
Public awareness and education
Contact information for the tobacco prevention program in your county, tribe, or Educational Service District
Current tobacco use rates in Washington State  
Tobacco use by county

• Help youth and adults quit using tobacco.

Helping people quit fact sheet

• Reduce exposure to secondhand smoke.

Secondhand smoke efforts fact sheet
Washington laws that govern exposure to secondhand smoke

• Reduce tobacco use in high-risk groups.

Strategic Plan for Identifying and Eliminating Tobacco-related Health Disparities in Washington State (March 2004) ( PDF 1,773 KB).

Information about tobacco use in Washington for specific populations:
African Americans
Native American
Asian/Pacific Islander
Sexual minority
Hispanic

Identifying and Eliminating Tobacco-related Disparities (PDF 43 KB)

Differences in tobacco use and the work of the Cross Cultural Workgroup

List of Cross Cultural Workgroup participants

The Tobacco Program worked with community groups to assess tobacco use issues in their communities:
African Americans (PDF 299 KB)
Rural  (PDF 300 KB)
Asian/Pacific Islander  (PDF 433 KB)
Sexual minority  (PDF 183 KB)
Hispanic  (PDF 95 KB)

• Program Contact Information
   

• Links to outside sites

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• Current anti-tobacco media campaign

Media campaign fact sheet

• Current newsletter
   

• Newsroom (for reporters)

DOH news releases

Fact sheets
Tobacco Prevention & Control Program  (PDF 49 KB)
Funding History  (PDF 148 KB)
School-based Programs  (PDF 138 KB)
Stopping the Sale of Tobacco to Minors   (PDF 41 KB)
Community and Tribal Programs  (PDF 107 KB)
Helping People Quit  (PDF 111 KB)
Secondhand Smoke  (PDF 118 KB)
Public Awareness and Media Campaign  (PDF 139 KB)
Reducing Tobacco Use Among High-Risk Populations  (PDF 47 KB)
Assessment and Evaluation  (PDF 39 KB)

• Classroom (for students)

Reports

Progress Report (March 2009) (PDF 700 KG)

Progress Report (March 2005), Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (PDF 3.41 MG)

More Reports

• Clearinghouse
   

• Tobacco use by county
   

• Contact information for local tobacco prevention programs

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