Tobacco Control Program

This program coordinates state efforts to prevent people from starting to use tobacco products, help current tobacco users quit, and reduce nonsmokers' exposure to second-hand smoke.

• Tobacco Prevention Toolkit for K-12 Schools
• South Dakota QuitLine 1-866-SD- QUITS (1-866-737-8487) - toll-free telephone line to provide tobacco users counseling support as they try to quit
• BeFreeSD.com: Live, Work and Play —Tobacco-Free - Tobacco-free options for you and your family
• Local Tobacco Prevention Coordinators - contact to find out about tobacco prevention activities in your area
• Information Regarding Increased Tobacco Control Funding

Data

• Adult Data
  • South Dakota Tobacco Use Study: Clients Served by the Department of Social Services 2005; 2008 (use ADOBE)
• Youth Data
  • South Dakota Youth Tobacco Survey: 2007; 2005; 2003
  • 2007 SD Youth Risk Behavior Survey - Full Report (leaves Health Department site)
  • 2005 SD Youth Risk Behavior Survey — Tobacco Summary; Full report (leaves Health Department site)
  • South Dakota’s K-12 School District Tobacco Possession and Use Policy Study (use ADOBE)
  • School Based Tobacco Prevention Grants Program Evaluation

Resources

• Order FREE tobacco control materials (select "Tobacco Control " tab)
• South Dakota Tobacco Control Program Annual Report -2008; 2007; 2006; 2005
• South Dakota Tobacco Control Program Strategic Plan 2008

Research

• The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure To Second Hand Smoke, A Report of the Surgeon General, 2006 (US Office of the Surgeon General)
• The Health Consequences of Smoking, A Report of the Surgeon General, 2004
  (US Office of the Surgeon General)
• American Cancer Society Study Regarding Switching from Cigarettes to Spit Tobacco-Journal of Tobacco Control