overview of tobacco use in cuyahoga county
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ERIKA TRAPL, PHDASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PRCHN
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT. OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
CUYAHOGA COUNTY HEALTH ALLIANCETOBACCO-FREE WORKSHOP
AUGUST 24, 2012
Overview of Tobacco Use in Cuyahoga County
Outline
What is the PRC?Brief history of local tobacco controlTobacco use over the past decadeAdult attitudes towards tobacco-free lawsAdolescent tobacco useTobacco-free policies
Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods
• Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• One of 37 PRCs across the country.
• Mission: to foster partnerships within Cleveland’s urban neighborhoods for developing, testing, and implementing strategies to prevent and reduce the burden of chronic disease.
Working with communities from within to prevent and reduce chronic disease.
Cost of Tobacco Use
TOBACCO USE IS STILL THE #1 PREVENTABLE CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE
US.
During 2000–2004, cigarette smoking was estimated to be responsible for $193 billion in annual health-related economic losses in the United States
$96 billion in direct medical costs and an additional $97 billion in lost productivity).
Brief History of Local Tobacco Control
Master Settlement Agreement: 1998Cuyahoga County Comprehensive Partnership
for Tobacco Reduction: 2001 Aggressively funded local tobacco control programming
through Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation until 2008Increase in state excise tax to $1.25: 2005Smoke-Free Ohio (Clean Indoor Air): 2006Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation abolished:
2008Federal tobacco tax increase: 2009
2010:
20.5%
Cigarette Use: County, State and National Comparison (2003-2007)
Source: Cuyahoga County Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey; CDC BRFSS
Attitudes towards Tobacco-free Policies
The majority of Cuyahoga County adults (82.8%) report that they approve of the Smoke-Free Ohio Act Non-smokers (87.6%) and smokers (58.1%).
26.4% of smokers who made at least one quit attempt in the past 12 months said that non-smoking workplace policies led them to do so.
Source: 2007 Cuyahoga County Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey
Smoking and Children
In 2007, 70.5% of smokers agreed/strongly agreed that their children are upset by their smoking 65.6% reported that their children have talked to
them about quitting If we coupled this with worksite policies…
So, what about the kids?
Source: 2007 Cuyahoga County Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey
Adolescent Tobacco Use in Cuyahoga Co.
Source: 2010-2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data
Tobacco-Free Campuses
July 2011: Ohio State Board of Education Supports Tobacco-Free Schools Voted 15-0 to adopt a resolution endorsing the 100
percent tobacco-free school campuses model policy
July 2012: Ohio Board of Regents Recommends Tobacco Ban Each board of trustees of the University System of Ohio
should consider implementing its own policy to establish its campus as tobacco-free
Tobacco Control: Next Steps
Tobacco-Free Worksite CAMPUS Policies Benefits to Employees Benefits to Employers Benefits to surrounding community by changing
perceptions and values
Thank you…Questions?
Contact Info: Erika Trapl, PhD
Erika.Trapl@case.edu216-368-0098
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