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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Office on Smoking and Health
Tel : 1-800-CDC-INFO
(1-800-232-4636)
TTY : 1-888-232-6348
E-mail : tobaccoinfo@cdc.gov
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State and Community Resources
National Tobacco Control Program
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
Eight U.S. territories/jurisdictions
Seven national networks
Seven tribal support centers
NTCP -funded
programs are working to achieve the objectives outlined in
OSH ’s
Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs .
The four goals of NTCP are to
Eliminate exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
Promote quitting among adults and youth
Prevent initiation among youth
Identify and eliminate disparities among population groups
The four components of NTCP are
Population-based community interventions
Counter-marketing
Program policy/regulation
Surveillance and evaluation
Best Practices, Program Development, and Related Links
Cessation Program Guidelines and Resources
Page last reviewed 04/20/2009
Page last modified 04/20/2009
URL:
URL: www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tobacco_control_programs/stateandcommunity/index.htm