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Tobacco Control

Tobacco use causes more disease and death in the U.S. than any other modifiable risk factor. One in five adult Americans smokes or uses some form of tobacco. This causes or complicates many of the Nation’s most common and costly chronic diseases (e.g., cancer, heart and lung disease, stroke, asthma) and results in the deaths of over 400,000 people every year.

ACTION TO QUIT

ActionToQuit is a tobacco control initiative sponsored by Partnership for Prevention. It urges all sectors - health care systems, employers, insurers, government agencies, quitlines, and policymakers - to work together to develop and promote sound tobacco control policies.

NEWS

To receive timely updates on issues related to tobacco control, visit the Tobacco Control News Feed.

OUR WORK

The ActionToQuit initiative continues to keep leaders in tobacco control informed and help advance policies that ensure all Americans have access to comprehensive tobacco cessation treatments through:

The Network -- Maintaining the A2Q Network, an affiliation of some 1000 tobacco cessation advocates interested in policy and system change.
Engaging Employers -- Supporting workplace tobacco control efforts, including tobacco free policies and tobacco use treatment support, to improve employee health.
Hospital Tobacco Control -- Advocating that all hospitals and health systems in the USA contribute to the public’s health by making tobacco cessation a priority.

Webinars and Podcasts

Partnership for Prevention hosted a series of Webinars and Podcasts featuring leading experts, who discussed topics such as implementing tobacco control policies in hospitals and workplaces.

Interviews and Blogs
Partnership for Prevention conducts Interviews with professionals involved in tobacco control and also writes Blogs.

Policies and Publications

Save Lives and Money - Help People on Medicaid Quit Tobacco (September 2012) - A guide from Partnership for Prevention and the American Lung Association urging states to cover all treatments people on Medicaid need to quit tobacco.

The Return on Investment of a Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Program in Massachusetts (January 2012) - This research study, published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE, adds to the evidence that insurance coverage for tobacco dependence treatment saves both lives and money.

A Policy Paper - Saving Money: The Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation Benefit (January 2012) - This policy paper was developed to outline the policy implications of extending lifesaving and cost-saving tobacco cessation treatment coverage for Medicaid beneficiaries.

Helping Patients Quit: Implementing the Joint Commission Tobacco Measure Set in Your Hospital (October 2011) - This guide provides valuable information for health care professionals, including an overview of The Joint Commission Measure Set specifications, steps to implement a comprehensive hospital tobacco cessation program, and case studies of successful hospital programs.

State Tobacco Cessation Alliance Summits: ActionToQuit Summit Survey Report (August 2011) - This report outlines the results of the evaluation of Partnership for Prevention’s ActionToQuit State Grant Program.

Increasing Access to Tobacco Cessation in States: ActionToQuit Case Studies (June 2011) - Partnership for Prevention (PFP) funded six state tobacco cessation alliances to engage in capacity-building for enhanced tobacco cessation services: Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New England, New York and Virginia. This guide outlines the evaluation, challenges, and lessons learned from the tobacco control efforts in these states.

Colorado Tobacco Cessation and Sustainability Partnership, a Case Study (May 2011) - This case study tells the story of Colorado’s journey toward comprehensive tobacco cessation coverage.The lessons Colorado learned in partnering with insurers will be of value to other states as federal health reform is implemented.

Save Lives and Money - Help State Employees Quit Tobacco (January 2010) - A guide from Partnership for Prevention and the American Lung Association urging states to cover all treatments state employees need to quit tobacco.
Investing in a Tobacco-Free Future - This publication gives insight to how a business or community can benefit from going tobacco free by improving productivity and profit while reducing health care costs.

For more policies and publications, visit the ActionToQuit Resources page.