Policy Resources
General Resources
- Partnership for Prevention® Smoke-Free Policies: Establishing a Smoke-Free Ordinance to Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Indoor Worksites and Public Places-An Action Guide
- NAQC Policy Playbook: A Guide to Promoting Quitlines During Policy Change
- Toolkit for Implementing Smokefree Laws
- ANR Smokefree Materials
- NCI Smokefree Jurisdictions List, August 2007
- NAQC Case Study: Colorado. Maximizing the Cessation Benefit from State Policy Changes
- NAQC Case Study: Arizona. Maximizing the Cessation Benefit from State Policy Changes
- NAQC Case Study: Nevada. Maximizing the Cessation Benefit from State Policy Changes
- NAQC Fact Sheet: Smokefree Policy Changes: Promoting Quitlines to Maximize the Cessation Benefit
- NAQC Fact Sheet: Tobacco Tax Increases: Promoting Quitlines to Maximize the Cessation Benefit
Coverage/Reimbursement
State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco-Dependence Treatments-United States, 2009
Full Report
A report developed by the Center for Health and Public Policy Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, in collaboration with the CDC.
Coverage for Tobacco Use Cessation Treatments
A report developed by the CDC.
Information for Designing Health Insurance Benefits:
- Sample Purchasing Specifications
- Employers' Smoking Cessation Guide: Practical Approaches to a Costly Workplace Problem
- Reimbursement for Smoking Cessation Therapy: A Health Care Practitioner's Guide
- Data Concerning Changes in Coverage of Tobacco-Dependence Treatments by State Medicaid Programs
Making the Business Case for Smoking Cessation
Developed by America’s Health Insurance Plans, this site presents the business case for smoking cessation by highlighting the economic advantages of a range of smoking cessation programs. Use the ROI calculator to estimate the return on investment to coverage, promotion, and encouragement of smoking cessation in a matter of minutes.
Tobacco Taxes
For information on tobacco taxes and cessation visit:
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
The Campaign is one of the nation's largest non-governmental initiatives ever launched to protect children from tobacco addiction and exposure to secondhand smoke. Resources include:
Special Report: Higher Cigarette Taxes Reduce Smoking
The SmokeLess States National Tobacco Policy Initiative
This project was a private sector effort that supports activities of statewide coalitions working to improve the tobacco policy environment with the goal of reducing tobacco use. The Initiative provides a wealth of information on tobacco taxes, including benefits, resources and accomplishments.
Promoting Cessation Around the Federal Tobacco Tax Increase Webinar
In March 2009, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids hosted a webinar entitled "Promoting Cessation Around the Federal Tobacco Tax Increase" to help partners prepare for the federal excise tax increase that took effect on April 1, 2009. Below are the presentations and materials from the webinar. The materials are templates that can be customized for states.
Presentations:
Piggy Backing on the Tobacco Tax Increase
Promoting Quitlines and Preparing for Call Increases
EX: Re-learn Life Without Cigarettes
Materials:
Sample
Sample Letter #2 to Health Care Providers
Sample Letter #1 to the Editor
Sample Letter #2 to the Editor
Sample Op-ed - An Open Letter to Smokers
Media memo on cessation resources
State-specific data for media memo
Media advisory
Background information for reporter questions
Factsheet: Immediate Smoker Savings from Quitting Smoking in Each State
Materials from the North American Quitline Consortium
NAQC Policy Playbook: A Guide to Promoting Quitlines During Policy Change
Fact sheet - Tobacco Tax Increases: Promoting Quitlines to Maximize the Cessation Benefit
Issue Paper: Tobacco Cessation Quitlines. A Good Investment to Save Lives, Decrease Direct Medical Costs and Increase Productivity
Smoking Bans
For information on smoking bans and tobacco cessation visit:
Americans for Nonsmokers Rights
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights is the leading national lobbying organization dedicated to nonsmokers' rights. Here, you will find resources for initiating a smokefree policy in your home, workplace or community. ANR also provides a host of resources and data related to smoking bans and their effects on tobacco cessation.
The SmokeLess States National Tobacco Policy Initiative
This initiative was a private sector effort that supports activities
of statewide coalitions working to improve the tobacco policy
environment with the goal of reducing tobacco use. The Initiative
provides information on secondhand smoke and clean indoor air
issues, including:
- The original recommended guiding principles for developing and implementing effective clean indoor air initiatives
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As of April 2006, a number of national partners have agreed to these Fundamentals of Smokefree Workplace Laws
