1. Washington’s Tobacco and Vapor Product Prevention and Control Program House Health Care & Wellness Committee January 20, Frances Limtiaco, Program Manager

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Program Funding 2000-2016 Fiscal Years
State Funds
Federal and Private Funds

6. 2016 Funding Comparison

7. Youth Smoking and Vaping Rates
Percentage of 10th Graders using in the previous 30 days
Healthy Youth Survey
Vapor Products
Cigarettes

8. 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