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Tobacco Prevention and Cessation

Mission: To foster a tobacco-free society through the use of proven activities and partnerships among communities and the people of Arkansas.

The Arkansas Department of Health is leading the charge in tobacco control across the state of Arkansas. The Tobacco Prevention and Cessation program, launched in 2001, is aimed at reducing the burden of tobacco use by Arkansans. This program is charged with developing and implementing a statewide and comprehensive tobacco education, prevention and cessation program. Each program component is developed and implemented based on evidence-based strategies outlined in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Best Practices and Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs.

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, death, and disability. Tobacco kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined.

 

Healthcare Providers

For information regarding available trainings and educational materials, please visit the Stamp Out Smoking site for a list of healthcare providers.  

 

Health Equity

For a user guidge on how comprehensive tobacco control programs can work to achieve health equity
in tobacco prevention and control, click here.  

 

Resources

• Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission Programs
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• CDC: Smoking and Tobacco Use
• Surgeon General Fact Sheets and Reports
• Surgeon General Report:  E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Adults
• Tobacco Control Network 2016 Policy Recommendation Guide

 

Downloads
Strategic Plan to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use:  2014-2019
Progress Report:  2014 and 2015 | TPCP Program Infographic
Tobacco Data Deck 2018 | 2022

 

Office	Address	Phone	Fax
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation	4815 W. Markham Street, Slot 3 Little Rock, AR 72205	501-661-2953	501-280-4040