Tobacco Control and Cessation

Though the United States has come a long way in the campaign to reduce tobacco use, smoking continues to pose a significant risk to the health of many Americans. Smoking is a significant contributing factor to various cancers, as well as cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke. Meanwhile, the rise of e-cigarettes has brought in a new generation of tobacco users. Public health is far from done with its fight against tobacco, and ASTHO is continuing to invest in our tobacco control efforts.

ASTHO’s tobacco control program serves as a resource on perspectives, capacities, challenges, and opportunities to implement state-based tobacco control and prevention initiatives. The overarching goals of this program are to enhance the capacity of state health agency tobacco prevention programs to improve tobacco-related polices and practice; foster environmental, cultural and systems change; and serve as a resource to ASTHO members on tobacco-related initiatives.