CDC’s Office on
Smoking and Health (OSH) created the National
Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) in 1999 to encourage coordinated, national efforts to
reduce tobacco-related diseases and deaths. The program
provides funding and technical support to state and territorial
health departments. NTCP
funds
All 50 states
The District of Columbia
Seven U.S. territories
Nine national organizations
Six national networks, representing six priority populations
Health officials at the local, city, county, and state levels