Tobacco Use Prevention Program
Mission
The mission of the Tobacco Use Prevention Program is to reduce the use of tobacco and the burden it causes from related illness and disease in Georgia by coordinating strategy in tobacco use prevention and control, provide technical assistance and training on policy development, program interventions, communications strategies and serve as a resource center for tobacco issues.
Tobacco is the number one preventable cause of death, killing more Americans each year than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fires, and AIDS combined. The Program has adopted a national philosophy of changing environmental factors to reduce tobacco use.
Collaboration: Coalition effort
The Program provides support to local programs and coalitions in all 18 Public Health districts, the statewide coalition for tobacco use prevention (the Georgia Alliance for Tobacco Use Prevention), American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, American Heart Association, Georgia Ethnic Health Network along with 50 youth group and coalitions throughout the state. This coalition serves as a forum for developing and carrying out strategies that focus on protecting people from secondhand smoke, preventing tobacco use among youth, and encouraging people who smoke to quit.
Components of Georgia’s Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program
The goal of the Georgia Tobacco Use Prevention Use Program is to reduce disease, disability, and death related to tobacco use by addressing four goal areas outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
- 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.
Thinking About Quitting?
Call the Georgia Tobacco Quit Line: 1-877-270-STOP (7867)
1-877-2NO-FUME (266-3863) Spanish Language
TTY: 1-877-6534 (Hearing Impaired)
Community Cessation Resource List 
Fax Back Referral Program
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 2008 Public Health Guidelines
Cessation Work Group Minutes
Georgia Smoke Free Air Act of 2005
In an effort to improve the overall health of Georgians, Governor Sonny Perdue recently signed the Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2005. Effective July 1, 2005 , the new law prohibits smoking inside most public places and outlines specific guidelines for allowing smoking in and around establishments that serve the public.
For more information about the Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2005, call the Georgia Smoke Free Air Act Call Center at 1.800. 343.3340 or 404.657.3378. Send e-mail inquiries to gasmokefreeair@dhr.state.ga.us.
Resource center and community outreach
The Tobacco Use Prevention Program collects and distributes information on tobacco issues and collaborates with other tobacco prevention programs across the country. Guidelines on each of the above policy areas, community collaboration, media advocacy, and other resources are available. Please call 404.657.3378, or e-mail: healthmatters@dhr.state.ga.us
Other Tobacco Use Prevention Resources
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