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.

• NEW: Tribal Tobacco Policy Toolkits
• Partnership Grants Best Practices Webinars
• Local Tobacco Prevention Training Opportunities
• Partnership Grant Information
• South Dakota smoke-free law FAQ
• FDA Information on E-Cigarettes
• Tobacco Prevention Toolkit for Post-Secondary Schools
• Tobacco Prevention Toolkit for K-12 Schools
• Tobacco Prevention Toolkit for Communities
• 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 (1/4/2007)

Data

Adult Data

• The Health Behaviors of South Dakotans, Tobacco Use - 2008 | 2007 (use ADOBE)
• South Dakota Tobacco Use Study: Clients Served by the Department of Social Services - 2008 | 2005 (use ADOBE)
• "Be Tobacco Free South Dakota" Advertising Campaign Evaluation (use ADOBE)

Youth Data

• South Dakota Youth Tobacco Survey - 2009 | 2007 | 2005 (use ADOBE)
• SD Youth Risk Behavior Survey (Tobacco Section) - 2009 (leaves Health Department site)
• 2005 South Dakota Youth Risk Behavior Survey - Tobacco Summary
• South Dakota’s K-12 School District Tobacco Possession and Use Policy Study (use ADOBE)
• School Based Tobacco Prevention Grants Program Evaluation (use ADOBE)

Resources

• Order FREE tobacco control materials (select "Tobacco Control " tab)
• South Dakota Tobacco Control Program Annual Report - 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 (use ADOBE)
• South Dakota Tobacco Control Program Strategic Plan 2010 (use ADOBE)

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)

The Tobacco Control Program is reflected in the Office of Health Promotion 2020 Strategic Map - the vision is that all South Dakotans will enjoy healthy lives free from the devastation of chronic diseases.