The Center for Tobacco Policy Research at Washington University in St. Louis seeks to:
Conduct rigorous research and evaluation that is relevant and useful to tobacco control professionals and policy-makers.
Establish effective and collaborative relationships with national, state, and local tobacco control partners.
Please click on the links below for additional information: CTPR Newsletters CTPR Reports
View the MFH Tobacco Prevention Resource Directory
Missouri Tobacco Quitline
Missouri Tobacco Use Prevention Program
Quitting Smoking - American Heart Association
Kick the Habit - American Cancer Society
Quitter in You - American Lung Association
SmokeFree.gov- National Cancer Institute
Smoking and Tobacco Use - Center for Disease Control
Become an Ex - Become an Ex.org
For more information on the MFH Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Initiative, contact:
Matthew Kuhlenbeck Program Director 314.345.5541 mkuhlenbeck@mffh.org
Missouri ranks 48th in state funding of tobacco control programs, appropriating less than $60,000 to tobacco control in FY2011.
Missouri has the lowest tobacco excise tax – 17 cents/pack compared to national average of $1.45.
Missouri has one of the highest smoking rates in the nation; more than 23% of adults smoke compared to 20% nationally
The state’s lung cancer death rate still remains high despite a significant decrease in the national rate.
TPCI’s primary goal is to reduce to health toll of tobacco on Missourians. One way to see the impact of MFH’s funding is to look at the long-term health care savings associated with those who quit or never start tobacco use as a result of MFH-funded efforts. This report highlights MFH’s return on investment in tobacco control efforts in Missouri, which is about $4.50 for every $1 invested in programming. The report also demonstrates a hypothetical impact of the unsuccessful 2006 tobacco tax proposal to demonstrate how this specific policy change can have a significant return in long-term healthcare savings. View the report Related: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has released a report looking at state tobacco programs and their return on investment. Read the report at www.rwjf.org.
Tobacco Free Missouri The mission of the Tobacco Free Missouri is to work statewide to reduce the burden of tobacco use and eliminate secondhand smoke for all Missourians through education and policy change. MFH encourages anyone who is interested to become a member of this coalition.
To become a member complete the membership application and select the “submit by email” button at the top of the form.
Also see:
The MFH Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Initiative (TPCI) began in 2004 as a nine-year, multi-phase program that includes grantmaking, policy, capacity building, evaluation and communication activities. MFH took a comprehensive approach to tobacco use when developing TPCI in order to assure integration of all aspects of prevention and cessation.
This model for comprehensive tobacco prevention is based on the under standing that behavior change requires awareness, education, and policy and environmental changes. Comprehensive tobacco control programs are proven to significantly reduce smoking, which in turn reduces morbidity, mortality and health care costs.