The New Hampshire Public Health Association (NHPHA) recognizes that tobacco use is a major cause of chronic disease and premature death. Thousands of illnesses and deaths from tobacco use can be prevented and billions of dollars in medical expenses can be saved through long-term investments in a sustained campaign to prevent and control tobacco use. For this reason, NHPHA emphasizes the need to commit Tobacco Settlement Funds and/or dedicated funds to be used to promote programs and policies designed to:
Resources:
McAlister, Alfred L. Philip Huang, and Amelie G. Ramirez, “Settlement-funded Tobacco Control in Texas: 2000-2004 Pilot Project Effects on Cigarette Smoking.” Public Health Reports 121: 3 (May-June 2006) 235-238.
Straub, D. M., N.K. Hills, P.J. Thompson, and A. B. Moscicki. “Effects of Pro- and Anti-tobacco Advertising on Nonsmoking Adolescents' Intentions to Smoke.” Journal of Adolescent Health 32:1 (January 2003) 36-43.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs (October 2007). http://www.cdc.gov/tob...es_Complete.pdf
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General (2006) http://www.surgeongene...ndsmoke/report/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Indoor Air Quality in Hospitality Venues Before and After Implementation of a Clean indoor Air Law-Western New York, 2003,” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 53:44 November 12, 2004. http://www.cdc.gov/mmw...ml/mm5344a3.htm
