Washington’s Tobacco and Vapor Product Prevention and Control Program House Health Care & Wellness Committee January 20, 2017 Frances Limtiaco, Program Manager
Preventable Deaths Per Year in the United States, by Cause The Toll of Tobacco Use Preventable Deaths Per Year in the United States, by Cause Tobacco Free Kids Tobacco AIDS Homicide Motor Vehicles Illegal Drugs Suicide Alcohol
2014 Surgeon General’s Report: Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs “The evidence is sufficient to conclude that mass media campaigns, comprehensive community programs, and comprehensive statewide tobacco control programs prevent initiation of tobacco use and reduce the prevalence of tobacco use among youth and adults.” Chapter 4, Conclusion 7 (page 827) The Health Consequences of Smoking: 50 Years of Progress
Elements of Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention and Control Smoking Bans Taxes Youth Access Laws Strong Enforcement Increasing Minimum Age Communication and Education Cessation Support Data, Surveillance and Evaluation Coordination
Program Funding 2000-2016 Fiscal Years State Funds Federal and Private Funds
2016 Funding Comparison
Youth Smoking and Vaping Rates Percentage of 10th Graders using in the previous 30 days Healthy Youth Survey Vapor Products Cigarettes
Washington Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Return on Investment Washington Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Dilley, Julia A., et al., “Program, Policy and Price Interventions for Tobacco Control: Quantifying the Return On Investment of a State Tobacco Control Program,” American Journal of Public Health, 2012. Each dollar of tobacco prevention program spending, 2000 to 2010 Resulting savings in hospitalization costs