National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP)

National Tobacco Control Program

Sarah LaShombJacksonville University

Tobacco UseSmoking causes harm to every organ and decreases overall general health

Tobacco Control is part of Health People 2020

Goals of ProgramEliminate exposure to secondhand smoke

Promote quitting among adults and youth

Prevent initiation among youth

Identify and eliminate disparities among population group

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Severity of ProblemLeading cause of preventative disease and death1 in 5 adults smoke16 million Americans live with smoking related diseaseSecondhand smoke contains over 7,000 chemicals, including 70 cancer-causing chemicals.

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Severity of ProblemSmokers are at greater risk for heart diseaseSmoking can cause lung diseaseSmoking is directly responsible for approximately 90 percent of lung cancer deathsCigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United StatesIf nobody smoked, one of every three cancer deaths in the United States would not happen

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Monitoring Program OutcomesNational and State SurveysState Youth and Adult Tobacco SurveysBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemNational Adult Tobacco Survey National Youth Tobacco Survey State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

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Desired ChangedObjectives ReviewedDecrease secondhand smoke exposure Increase use of tobacco restricted areasIncrease age to purchase tobacco productsDecrease use in youth Decrease use in adults Decrease use in pregnancyIncrease cessation attempts in current smokersIncrease tobacco cessation counseling

1.Cigarette smoking among U.S. adults declined from 20.9% in 2005 (an estimated 45.1 million persons) to 17.8% in 2013 (42.1 million).2.2005, 10.7 percent of all women smoked during pregnancy, down almost 45 percent from1990

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SustainabilityFor 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to:Encourage collaborations across communities and sectors.Empower individuals toward making informed health decisions.Measure the impact of prevention activities.Healthy People 2020 continues in this tradition with the launch on December 2, 2010 of its ambitious, yet achievable, 10-year agenda for improving the Nations health.

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Accountability in Program EvaluationFunding AccountabilityOffice of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Revising program InterventionsTo determine the success of Healthy People, it is important to track and measure progress for the objectives over the decade.

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Accountability in Program EvaluationUnintended effectsNo unintended effectsAccreditationNACCHOs partnership with ODPHP is focused on promoting the use of Healthy People 2020 among local health departments with emphasis on the accreditation process

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QUIT SMOKING NOW

Health LungSmokers Lung

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ReferenceAmerican Lung Association.(2015). Health effects American Lung Association.Retrieved July 26, 2015, from http://www.lung.org/stopsmoking/about-smoking/health-effects/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015, July 22. ). CDC smoking & tobacco use.Retrieved July 26, 2015, from http://www.cdc.gov/tobaccoHealthy People 2020.(2015, July 26). Tobacco use: healthy people 2020.Retrieved July 26, 2015, from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/tobacco-use

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