Goal:

Prevent and reduce nicotine use.

Strategy Description:

Staff of Health Education and Outreach use strategies like campaigns, coalitions, community education, after school programs, parent education, policy change initiatives, school health and wellness, worksite wellness, and Youth in Action Teams to promote healthy habits and reduce risky behaviors related to nicotine use.

Level of Change:

Systems

Primary Focus Area:

Chronic Diseases and their common risk factors: lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use

Data Category Tag:

GCHD Health Education and Outreach

Strategic Planning Alignment:

Education

Estimated Implementation Date:

2019-07-01

Estimated Completion Date:

2025-06-30

Estimated Ease of Implementation:

Moderate

Estimated Cost of Implementation:

Moderate

Potential Community Benefit:

High

Health Equity:

Research:

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/stateandcommunity/best_practices/index.htm https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/tobacco-use-and-secondhand-smoke-exposure-community-mobilization-additional-interventions https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/tobacco-use-and-secondhand-smoke-exposure-reducing-out-pocket-costs-evidence-based-cessation https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/tobacco-use-and-secondhand-smoke-exposure-comprehensive-tobacco-control-programs https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/tobacco-use-and-secondhand-smoke-exposure-smoke-free-policies