Extinguishing the Tobacco Epidemic in Washington, D.C. [2017]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Office on Smoking and Health. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  WASHINGTON D.C. KEY FACTS
  
  In 2015, 31.4% of U.S. high school youth reported currently using any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes. Among U.S. high school youth, 10.8% reported currently smoking cigarettes.
  
  PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO TOBACCO USE IN WASHINGTON D.C.
  
  To help raise awareness and provide cessation support to all residents, the District of Columbia held its second annual “DC Calls It Quits” awareness week. The goal of the awareness week was to inspire, equip, and support DC residents to quit smoking. This District-wide effort united more than 40 community and health organizations, businesses, and public agencies. During this week, local groups partnered to highlight the importance of quitting smoking, as well as the available resources to help DC residents quit for good. There were twelve unique “DC Calls it Quits” events beginning with a press conference to promote smoking cessation as a critical element in protecting the health of District residents. The week ended with a highly successful Tobacco Control Summit hosted by the DC Tobacco-Free Coalition.
  
  For more information on tobacco prevention and control, visit cdc.gov/tobacco.
• Subjects:
  • Financing, Governmental
  • Tobacco Use Cessation
• Series:
  National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) State Fact Sheets
• Document Type:
  Text
• Corporate as Subject:
  National Tobacco Control Program (U.S.)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Washington, D.C.
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered page
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/51903/cdc_51903_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 330.89 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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