Local tobacco control: Application of the essential public health services model in a county health department's efforts to put it out Rockland

L. Lieberman, U. Diffley, S. King, S. Chanler, M. Ferrara, O. Alleyne and J. Facelle

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 11, 1942-1948

Abstract: In 2000, Rockland County, a small suburban county north of New York City, dedicated $1 million of its Master Settlement Agreement funds to a comprehensive tobacco control program, Put It Out Rockland. Developed and implemented by the county health department, this program used an essential public health services model and an ongoing financial investment, within the context of strong statewide tobacco control efforts, to lower adult smoking rates to 9.7% and to reduce both smoking among youths and exposure to secondhand smoke over the ensuing decade. By combining state funds and local dollars for a total of $6.75 cost per capita, this comprehensive effort yielded 11 000 fewer smokers and translated to a potential savings of more than $24 million for the county. Copyright © 2013 by the American Public Health Association®.

Keywords: passive smoking, adolescent; adult; behavioral risk factor surveillance system; community care; economics; epidemiology; health promotion; human; passive smoking; preschool child; prevention and control; procedures; program evaluation; smoking; smoking cessation; statistics and numerical data; United States; article; community care; economics; health promotion; methodology; passive smoking; smoking; statistics; United States, Adolescent; Adult; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Child, Preschool; Community Health Services; Health Promotion; Humans; New York; Program Evaluation; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Adolescent; Adult; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Child, Preschool; Community Health Services; Health Promotion; Humans; New York; Program Evaluation; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Tobacco Smoke Pollution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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