Cessation

Earlier this year, the American Lung Association released its 19th annual "State of Tobacco Control" report. This report evaluates federal and state government’s tobacco control laws and policies and serves as a roadmap for what they can do to eliminate the death and disease caused by tobacco use.

GHEA partnered with the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health to present “Health Communication Resources to Support Your Tobacco Control and Prevention Goals. This webinar discussed the role of health communications in supporting tobacco prevention and control goals and familiarized attendees with the resources available at CDC’s Media Campaign Resource Center.

The CDC is currently recruiting participants to be featured in future Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaigns. They are seeking former smokers and their caregivers to tell stories about how their lives have changed due to smoking-related diseases. Recruitment closes May 14, 2021.

CDC released a new round of Tips From Former Smokers (Tips) Campaign resources, including social media content, videos, print ads, buttons, badges and other content tailored for specific audiences. This year marks 10 years since the first launch of the campaign.

The National Jewish Health (NJH) Project - Rural Quitline Evaluation report helps NJH and state quitline funders better understand the barriers and facilitators to engaging and sustaining rural tobacco users in quitline services.

CDC’s 2020 Tips campaign provides free resources customized for partner organizations to help people in their communities quit smoking.

CDC released a new round of Tips From Former Smokers (Tips) Campaign resources, including social media content, videos, print ads, buttons and badges and other content tailored for specific audiences.

The office of the Surgeon General released a report on smoking cessation in the United States, highlighting health disparities related to tobacco by geographic region.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched their 2019 Tips From Former Smokers (Tips) campaign.

The CDC’s “Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs” details evidence-based, statewide tobacco control programs that have dramatically reduced smoking rates, and therefore tobacco-related diseases and deaths.