Dedicated tobacco control partners, adequate funding, and strong leadership from the Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi (The Partnership) contributed to Mississippi turning a two-year pilot project into a model tobacco control program. Effective youth programs, a strong community coalition...

The tobacco control program in Pennsylvania was well established due to adequate funding, political support from previous Administrations, and dedicated tobacco control professionals across the state. The passage of Act 77 of 2001, allocating all the Master Settlement monies to health...

Michigan’s tobacco control program has been greatly challenged by an unsupportive political climate, a state budget deficit, and inadequate program funding. Despite these barriers, the program has benefited from strong tobacco control experience and leadership, a supportive network of...

Missouri’s tobacco control program has been greatly challenged by an unsupportive political climate, inadequate program funding, and a state budget deficit. Despite these barriers, the program has benefited from dedicated tobacco control professionals, committed coalitions, and recent...

Dedicated tobacco control partners and a comprehensive program contributed to Hawaii’s tobacco control program experiencing several successes, including the adoption of clean indoor air ordinances in all of the counties and a high cigarette excise tax. State budget shortfalls and...

Michigan’s tobacco control program has been greatly challenged by an unsupportive political climate, a state budget deficit, and inadequate program funding. Despite these barriers, the program has benefited from strong tobacco control experience and leadership, a supportive network of...

Strong policy changes, respectable funding, and new direction at the Department of Health Tobacco Control Program (DOH TCP) have contributed to the next phase of New York’s tobacco control efforts. New York has been able to pass strong legislation in the areas of product placement,...

Partners identified the following strengths and challenges of New York’s tobacco control program: • The experience and leadership of the DOH TCP Director was a major strength of the program. • Clean indoor air efforts throughout the state were also a strength. • Partners...

Partners identified the following strengths and challenges of New York’s tobacco control program: • The experience and leadership of the DOH; TCP Director was a major strength of the program. • Clean indoor air efforts throughout the state were also a strength. •...

Partners identified the following strengths and challenges of New York’s tobacco control program: • The experience and leadership of the DOH TCP Director was a major strength of the program. • Clean indoor air efforts throughout the state were also a strength. • Partners...