Our Work

The tobacco industry spends $137 million per year to reach every community in Oregon to promote and sell its products. Children and adults are bombarded with messages pushing them to smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco. 

Oregon's Tobacco Prevention and Education Program funds local tobacco control programs to engage Oregonians in their homes, workplaces, schools, and other public places. These programs are found at county health departments, tribes, schools, and community-based organizations throughout Oregon. They counter tobacco marketing where it matters the most — in the places where people work, play, learn and live. 

Oregon’s Tobacco Prevention and Education Program works with diverse partners statewide to:

• Prevent and reduce tobacco use
• Promote smoke-free environments and communities
• Reduce the influence of tobacco product marketing
• Encourage tobacco users to quit

These programs engage communities and challenge them to become healthier by preventing tobacco use, and they have seen real results from their efforts. Local programs statewide are critical to turning the tide of death and disability from tobacco use in Oregon.​​