Policy

Tobacco Cessation

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
CTFK is a leader in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its devastating consequences in the United States and around the world. By changing public attitudes and public policies on tobacco, CTFK strives to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke.

A Statewide Strategy For Smoking Cessation in California / California (March 2002)
Produced by the California Tobacco Control Alliance.

A Report to the 2005-2006 California State Legislature Analysis of Senate Bill 576:
Health Care Coverage: Tobacco Cessation Services / California (2005)
This report provides an analysis of the medical, financial, and public health impacts of SB 576, a bill to mandate coverage of tobacco cessation services, as introduced on February 18, 2005 and subsequently amended and transmitted to the California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP) in draft form on July 21, 2005. The bill went to Governor Schwarzenegger and was vetoed.

Tobacco Control

The Effect of Smokefree Air Ordinances on Smoking Prevalence and Cessation (November 2004)
A report from the Americans for Non-Smokers’ Rights

Compendium of Tobacco Control Policy Examples (October 2002)
This compendium is designed to assist states in preparing to implement annual action plans with a stronger policy focus. It contains both state and local policy initiatives that produce results toward one or more of the CDC program goals: 1) Prevent the initiation of tobacco use among young people; 2) Promote quitting among young people and adults; 3) Eliminate nonsmokers’ exposure to secondhand smoke; 4) Identify and eliminate the disparities related to tobacco use and its effects among different population groups. Compiled by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.

Higher Cigarette Taxes: Reduce Smoking, Save Lives, Save Money (Updated December 2007)
A virtual packet of information and data sources (including background material, fact sheets, press releases) related to cigarette excise taxes. Available through the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

Raising Cigarette Taxes Reduces Smoking, Especially Among Kids (January 2005)
The cigarette companies have opposed tobacco tax increases by arguing that raising cigarette prices would not reduce adult or youth smoking. But the companies' internal documents, disclosed in the tobacco lawsuits, show that they know very well that raising cigarette prices is one of the most effective ways to prevent and reduce smoking, especially among kids. Available through the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

State Cigarette Tax Increases Benefit Lower-Income Residents (June 2004)
Because smoking levels are highest among people with low incomes, the cigarette companies try to argue that cigarette tax increases are regressive taxes that fall disproportionately hard on lower-income persons. But this argument turns reality upside down. Higher smoking rates among lower-income groups means that lower-income families and communities are now suffering the most from smoking and will, consequently, benefit the most from any effective new measures to reduce smoking, including increased state cigarette taxes. Available through the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

Strategic Thinking on State Tobacco Tax Increases (2003)
Developed by SmokeLess States, this document is designed to assist public health advocates in recognizing and weighing strategic decisions that must be made before beginning a campaign to increase tobacco taxes at the state level.

Toward a Tobacco-Free California: Strategies for the 21st Century 2000-2003 (January 2000) / California
This publication highlights lessons learned by California’s Tobacco Control Program over the past 10 years and sets forth policy and budgetary recommendations for the future.