Target Tobacco Coalition New Directions
4 Goal Areas 1. Preventing Tobacco Initiation Among Youth and Young Adults; 2. Promoting quitting among adults and youth; 3. Eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke; 4. Identifying and eliminating tobacco-related disparities.
Five Integral Components For Successful Tobacco Control: Engaging in Policy Work: Smoke Free Law, Tobacco Free Schools, workplace policies, tobacco tax. Collaborating with the Community: Target Tobacco Coalition Addressing Tobacco-Related Health Disparities: 10 identified disparate populations Implementing an Effective Infrastructure: State and local programs Advancing the Knowledge Base: integrated with all other components
Organizational Roles Tobacco Education and Prevention Program (TEPP) Montezuma County Public Health Educational and resource distribution program Target Tobacco Coalition A project of TEPP formed of partner agencies and community members to advance the goals and policy initiatives of TEPP and the State Tobacco Education and Prevention Program (STEPP)
Budget Realities CDC Recommended Annual Total funding levels for Colorado State Tobacco Control Programs, 2007 $54.4 million. State Tobacco Education and Prevention Program (STEPP) Funding in 2008 $24 million, 44% of recommended levels. as of September 2009 = $9 million This is 17% of the recommended funding levels.
Percent tobacco revenue to fund at CDC recommended level is 18% Deaths in Colorado caused by smoking: Annual average smoking-attributable deaths 4,300 Youth ages 0-17 projected to die from smoking 92,000 Annual Costs Incurred in Colorado from Smoking Total medical $1,314 million Medicaid/medicare $319 million Lost productivity from premature death $992 million State Revenue from Tobacco Excise Taxes and Settlement FY 2006-tobacco tax revenue $229.2 million FY2006 tobacco settlement payment $80.0 million Total tobacco state revenue from taxes and MSA funds $309.1 million
Local TEPP Budget Changes
2009-2010 Goal Areas Youth Access Policy: To work with coalition partners to develop local policy that reduces youth access to tobacco. Colorado Chew Tobacco Collaborative Initiative: Dove Creek and Cortez, Cindy take the lead. Engage CO communities in a CBPR data collection process that will begin to identify community concerns related to chew tobacco and increase community readiness to address chew tobacco issues locally
TEPP Projects Meet with up to 8 agencies for educational presentation to staff and/or clients. Spread the word? What are some agencies? Set up a blog and maybe Facebook to distribute local and national updates archive studies, fact sheets etc. Keep column in Horizons.
Coalition Projects Youth Access Policy, 1-3 years Help determine components of policy; Become knowledgeable about the “whats” and the “whys” ; Work with Youth Leadership Council to move project forward. Help determine the direction,decision makers, and spheres of influence; Be advocates for the policy in the community.
Julia Hesse 106 W. North St. Cortez, CO (970)565-3056 ext 233 jhesse@co.montezuma.co.us http://targettobacco.wordpress.com/