Tuesday, May 13, 2025
5/13/2025
Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program - The Ohio Department of Health’s Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program (TUPCP) is submitting a response to National and State Tobacco Control Program, CDC-RFA-DP20-2001. Funding for both components is being requested for a total amount of $3,550,000 this budget period. The strategies, goals and objectives of TUPCP’s application address tobacco use in Ohio by focusing on reducing the burden of tobacco for all populations. Special focus will be placed on reaching identified vulnerable populations with encouragement to attempt tobacco cessation and on offering evidence-based services, free from access barriers. Program planning will involve strategic partners and will strive to adapt program messages and strategies to what current research has shown makes an impact in reducing tobacco use prevalence. All short, intermediate and long-term objectives listed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will be addressed during the project period of June 29, 2020 – April 28, 2025. These outcomes will be accomplished through the five-year, SMART Project Period Objectives (PPO) included in each workplan and aligned with CDC ‘s Best Practice for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program categories. The seven PPOs, all to accomplished by April 2025, are: 1. Increase the number of Ohio’s 88 counties receiving funding to assist in community tobacco prevention and control efforts and working toward increased community readiness from 31 to 88 in order to decrease the adult smoking rate from 20.5% (BRFSS, 2018) to 18.5% and to reduce the rate of youth who currently use tobacco products from 35.6% (YRBS/YTS, 2019) to 32%. 2. Increase the percentage of Ohioans who, during the past 30 days, have heard or seen any commercials on TV, the internet, or on the radio about the dangers of cigarette use from 70.9% (BRFSS, 2018) to 77.9%. 3. Increase the percentage of Ohio adults who have seen an doctor within the past year and who have been asked by a health professional if they smoked within the past year from 67.8% (BRFSS, 2018) to 71.19% and increase percentage of adults who attempt quit attempt in the past 12 months from 53.7% (BRFSS, 2018) to 56.4%. 4. The Ohio Tobacco Surveillance System (OTTS) will have annually monitored, documented and reported key short-term, intermediate and long-term outcomes, including documentation of changes in gaps that exist for populations disparately burdened by tobacco use. 5. Improve the infrastructure, administration and management of the State Tobacco Control Program through increasing infrastructure, capacity and sustainability of the program as evaluated by statewide tobacco stakeholders. 6. TUPCP and state partners will decrease tobacco use and dependence among adults and youth in Ohio by 10%. 7. TUPCP and state partners will decrease disparities in adult tobacco cessation and tobacco use and dependence by 10%. TUPCP will report on Ohio’s progress in achieving each PPO annually and through monthly calls with our CDC Project Officer.
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