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Tobacco cessation contests
Encourage participants to quit using tobacco by a set date or during a specific time period and give successful participants a chance to win financial rewards or other prizes; often called Quit & Win contests
Tobacco cessation therapy affordability
Reduce patients’ out-of-pocket costs for tobacco cessation therapies such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and cessation counseling participation
Tobacco marketing restrictions
Limit promotion, placement, flavoring, or pricing of tobacco products via regulation
Tobacco quitlines
Deliver phone-based counseling to tobacco users who want to quit, usually with follow-up calls proactively scheduled after initial contact
Tobacco retailer licensing
Require retailers to purchase licenses to sell tobacco products; retailers must follow all tobacco control laws to keep licenses
Tobacco retailer location restrictions
Set the number, type, proximity, and density of tobacco retailers, especially near homes and schools, via state or local zoning, licensing restrictions, or other regulations
Tobacco taxes
Increase tobacco price per unit through taxes at the federal, state, or local level
Tobacco Use Measurement Strategies
The prevalence of tobacco use is commonly measured with survey data on current cigarette smoking behavior. Though many surveys collect tobacco-related data, a major...
Traffic calming
Modify the built environment to affect traffic speed and patterns via speed humps, pedestrian center crossing islands, roundabouts, etc.