Deliver tobacco cessation advice and motivational messages via text or video message
Policies & Programs
Policies and programs that can improve health
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Cell phone-based tobacco cessation interventions
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Tobacco Use
E-cigarette regulations
Regulate use of e-cigarettes, especially among youth, via age restrictions, marketing restrictions, expanded smoke-free policies, etc.
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Tobacco Use
Internet-based tobacco cessation interventions
Use websites, computer programs, and other electronic means to provide information, strategies, or behavioral support to tobacco users who want to quit, sometimes with counseling or pharmacotherapy
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Tobacco Use
Mass media campaigns against tobacco use
Use broad media-based efforts to educate large groups of current and potential tobacco users about the dangers of tobacco use
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Tobacco Use
Minimum tobacco age laws
Increase the minimum legal tobacco age to purchase or publicly consume tobacco to 21; also called Tobacco 21
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Tobacco Use
Secondhand smoke education interventions
Use counseling, informational materials, etc. to inform smokers and non-smokers of the harms of secondhand smoke and encourage them to implement home smoking bans
Evidence Rating:
Mixed Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Tobacco Use
Smoke-free policies for indoor areas
Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking indoors or restrict it to designated, often outdoor, areas
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Tobacco Use
Smoke-free policies for multi-unit housing
Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking in and around multi-unit housing
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Tobacco Use
Smoke-free policies for outdoor areas
Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking outdoors or restrict it to designated areas
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Tobacco Use
Statewide comprehensive tobacco programs
Coordinate state and community-level cessation and prevention interventions and provide information on the dangers of tobacco using a combination of educational, regulatory, clinical, social, and economic strategies
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Tobacco Use