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The provides free tools and services to medical and behavioral health programs throughout New York State through the Health Systems for a Tobacco Free NY (HSTFNY) grant. These resources will help your patients achieve a tobacco-free life. Connect with your to learn more about these free tools and resources.
I support efforts to reduce the impact of tobacco, making New York a healthier place to live, work, and play! See All. Our goal is to educate, engage, and mobilize youth, parents, and community leaders to take action that will result in lasting changes to help smokers quit and protect kids from tobacco.
Tobacco use remains the #1 cause of preventable death in the United States, killing over 480,000 annually.¹ In New York City, 12,000 residents die from a smoking-related illness every year.² Our advocacy efforts serve to foster environments that support the prevention and reduction of tobacco use through the development and reinforcement of ...
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Prevent initiation of tobacco and e-cigarette use by youth and young adultsReduce tobacco use among adultsEliminate exposure to secondhand smokeAdvance health equity among populations disproportionately affected by tobacco marketing and useIdentifies and addresses tobacco-related disparities and inequities on the local and state levelsEducates communities and decision-makers about policy solutions that create and sustain the tobacco- and vape-free norm and make tobacco and e-cigarette use less desirable, less acceptable, and les...Works with medical and mental health care systems and organizations to increase awareness and availability of effective tobacco use disorder treatment with a focus on those that serve populations d...Funds the New York State Smokers' Quitline to increase cessation and that serves as an ancillary to health care systems providing tobacco use dependence treatmentThe program's strategic actions combined with local and state legislation have led to: 1. Restrictions on smoking and vaping in most places of employment and other public spaces 2. One of the nation's highest state tobacco taxes 3. A tax on vapor products 4. A ban on the sale of flavored vapor products 5. An end to the use of tobacco product coupon...
Health Communications
Paid media campaigns are a key component of the Tobacco Control Program. The program strategically places advertising on television, social media, radio, billboards, and in print to reach New Yorkers throughout the state. Repeated studies show that hard-hitting and graphic advertising campaigns that accurately depict the negative consequences of smoking dramatically reduce smoking initiation by youth, motivate adult smokers to make quit attempts, increase calls to health care providers and to...
Surveillance, Evaluation, and Research
An internal surveillance and evaluation team and a contracted independent evaluator support the Tobacco Control Program. Ongoing surveillance and evaluation activities monitor program progress and impact and ensure that the State is investing resources wisely, making progress toward specified goals, and undertaking program improvements as necessary. Find colorful one-page, easy-to-understand StatShots on New York State-specific data, data briefs, and other New York State-specific reports at T...
Tobacco Free New York State provides free technical assistance and resources for adopting a smoke-free policy in every NYS county. Assistance includes: -Telephone, email or in-person technical assistance, including presentations or information sessions. -Sample policies, sample outreach materials including resident and staff surveys, and ...
For additional help, call the New York State Smokers’ Quitline at 1-866-NYQUITS (1-866-697-8487) for free assistance in English and Spanish or visit nysmokefree.com. The New York State Smokers’ Quitline offers individualized coaching and a free starter kit for eligible smokers who want to quit smoking. Visit NYC Quits for local resources ...
