A Decade of Progress: Tobacco Prevention and Control in Alaska FY 2010 - 2011
Vision:
For all Alaskans to live healthy and tobacco-free lives
Mission:
Provide leadership, coordinate resources, and promote efforts that support Alaskans in living healthy and tobacco-free lives.
Alaska Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
Our Program Goals to achieve our mission:
- Eliminate exposure to environmental tobacco smoke;
- Identify and eliminate disparities experienced by population groups relative to tobacco and its use;
- Promote quitting among adults and youth; and
- Prevent initiation of tobacco use among youth.
Tobacco Toolkits
Tobacco Prevention and Control Annual Reports
- A Decade of Progress: Tobacco Prevention and Control in Alaska FY 2010 – 2011
- 2009 Update
- 2008 Full Report
- 2007 Update
- 2006 Full Report
- 2005 Full Report
Tobacco Publications
- Alaska Tobacco Facts [2012]
- Tobacco in the Great Land: A Portrait of Alaska's Leading Cause of Death [2012]
- Regional Data Summaries
- Alaskan Partnerships: Statewide Plan to Reduce Tobacco Addiction and Exposure, 2007
- What State Surveys Tell Us About Tobacco Use Among Alaska Natives
- LEAD Strategic Plan for Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disparities
- Smoking Behavior and Beliefs Among Non-Native Alaskans of Low Socio-Economic Status: Implications for Program Planning
- Epi Bulletins related to Tobacco
- Alaska Quitline Final Report
- Alaskans and Quitting Tobacco: A Population-Based Picture [2008]
- Assessment of Factors Related to Smokeless Tobacco Use in Alaska [2009]
- Assessment of Factors Related to Youth Tobacco Use in Alaska [2008]
- Assessment of Factors Related to Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Alaskan Households with a Smoker and Children at Home [2007]
- Effectiveness of a Tobacco Quitline in an Indigenous Population: A Comparison Between Alaska Native People and Other First-Time Quitline Callers Who Set a Quit Date [International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2009]
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Alaskan Households with Children [Rural and Remote Health, 2010]
Free tobacco cessation help is available through the
Alaska Tobacco Quit Line:
800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669)
Thinking about quitting tobacco? Alaska's Quit Line is ready to help. Alaska's Tobacco Quit Line provides free one-on-one telephone counseling, information on how to quit and referral services seven days a week. Current tobacco users are encouraged to use this free resource to help them quit. Simply call
800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669).
When calling 800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669), a trained Quit Coach answers the telephone and provides individual assistance to each caller that includes:
- An assessment of readiness to quit
- A customized quit plan
- Motivation and problem solving advice
- Up-to-date information on cessation aids and referral services
- A free Tobacco Quit Guide with helpful "how to" guides and resources
- Skill building and problem-solving
- Relapse prevention
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