Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
Iowa Department of Public Health, Division of Tobacco Use Control & Prevention
The mission of the Division of Tobacco Use Prevention and Control is to establish a comprehensive partnership among state government, local communities, and the people of Iowa to foster a social and legal climate in which tobacco use becomes undesirable and unacceptable. To learn more about the IDPH Division of Tobacco Use Control & Prevention, click here.
The Division is structured to provide the components of a comprehensive tobacco control program as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
I. State and Community Interventions [PDF–1.1 MB]
II. Mass-Reach Health Communication Interventions [PDF–1.4 MB]
III: Cessation Interventions [PDF–1.7 MB]
IV. Surveillance and Evaluation [PDF–658 KB]
V. Infrastructure, Administration and Management [PDF–1.1 MB]
The CDC recommends that Iowa spend a minimum of $30.1 million annually on tobacco control. For more Iowa-specific CDC recommendations, click here.