Harlen Hays, MPH

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• Harlen Hays, MPH
• Becky Tuttle, MA
• Office of Health Promotion

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Tobacco Use Prevention Program

• The Kansas Tobacco Use Prevention Program
  provides resources, technical assistance and
  education for policy change to community
  coalitions for development, enhancement, and
  evaluation of state and local initiatives to
  prevent morbidity and mortality from tobacco use
  addiction.

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Four Programs GoalsNational, State and Local

• Preventing the initiation of tobacco use among
  young people.
• Promoting quitting among young people and adults.
  
• Eliminating nonsmokers' exposure to environmental
  tobacco smoke (ETS).
• Identifying and eliminating the disparities
  related to tobacco use and its effects among
  different population groups.

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How do we accomplish our goals?

• TUPP Staff to provide technical assistance
• TASK to empower youth
• Kansas Tobacco Quitline to assist tobacco users
• Grant Programs to build local capacity
• Partners to expand our impact

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Major Accomplishments

• Comprehensive tobacco control program in five
  communities
• Comprehensive tobacco control program funds
  increased by 500,000
• Comprehensive tobacco-free workplace ordinances
  across the state
• Kansas Tobacco Quitline (1-866-KAN-STOP)
• Capacity in 44 counties, which comprise more that
  75 of the states populations
• TASK since 2000 (impact, rallies, mini-grants)

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Major Accomplishments

• Technical assistance provided through six
  Outreach Coordinators
• Statewide media campaign
• Comprehensive evaluation process that is
  sustainable
• Statewide surveys for both youth and adult to
  track prevalence
• and attitudes about tobacco use
• Treating Tobacco Use During Pregnancy and Beyond
  initiative
• TFKC/TASK communication network

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TUPP Staff

• Julia Francisco- Director
• Carol Cramer- Program Manager
• Harlen Hays- Epidemiologist
• Vacant- Media and Policy Coordinator
• Becky Tuttle- Quitline Manager
• Heather West- Regional Network Coordinator
• 6 Outreach Coordinators
• Jena Morgan- Program Assistant - YTS
• Sarah Sales- Administrative Assistant
• Katy Ashton- Administrative Assistant

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Heather West
Vacant
Vacant
Deb Rodda
Becky Tuttle
Karry Moore
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Grant Programs

• Chronic Disease Risk Reduction
• Enhancement
• Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program
• TASK

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• TASK promotes tobacco free teens by uniting
  communities to create one strong voice standing
  against the tobacco industry.
• Youth lead prevention initiative for ages 12-17
  that began in 1998.
• www.kstask.org
• Grant Program
• STAR Rally
• Super Nova Rally
• TASK Youth Leadership Summit

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Partners

• CDC, Sunflower Foundation, ALF
• Health Departments and RPCs
• AHA, ALA, ACS, SRS, KSDE, KSNA, Dept. of Revenue
• Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition
• Kansas Academy of Family Physicians
• Kansas Health Foundation
• Hospitals
• Universities
• Faith Community
• Businesses
• Many, many others

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Kansas Tobacco Quitline
A tobacco cessation program as unique
as your thumbprint.
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Funding Sources

• National Centers For Disease Control and
  Prevention
• Kansas SGF from the MSA
• American Legacy Foundation
• Sunflower Foundation

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So Why Do We Do It?
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Leading Causes of Death in the U.S.
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Tobacco-Related Deaths in the U.S.
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Smoking in the U.S. Men vs. Women
Women
Men
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Smoking by Age Group U.S.
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Second Hand Smoke

• 3,000 Lung Cancer Deaths Annually
• Burning Eyes
• Hoarseness
• Nausea
• Asthma, Hay Fever, Sinusitis, Emphysema

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Toll of Tobacco in Kansas

• 8.6 Million packs of cigarettes are bought/smoked
  by kids in Kansas each year.
• 161,000 Kids are exposed to second hand smoke in
  their homes.

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Toll of Tobacco in Kansas

• 3,900 Adults die each year from smoking
• 57,000 Kids under 18 die prematurely from the
  effects of smoking

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Toll of Tobacco in Kansas

• Smoking-Caused Monetary Costs in Kansas
• 724 million health care costs
• 180.4 million Medicaid program
• 547 per household residents tax burden
• 811 million smoking caused productivity losses

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Questions?

• For more information, please visit
• http//www.kdhe.state.ks.us/tobacco/
• Or call the KDHE, TUPP at
• 316.337.6050

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