Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation

Anti-Vaping Video Contest
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is sponsoring a contest for high school students to develop anti-vaping videos that will appeal to youth. Students are to create and submit a 25-45 second video to address the dangers and negative effects of vaping and e-cigarette use.
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This area of the website includes information about e-cigarettes/JUUL, including how they work, who is using them, their health effects, and their growing popularity.
odx-read-more about the article: JUUL/E-CigarettesThe Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program is a state-administered program that operates within ODH. TUPCP receives funding from the CDC and other grants, state general revenue funds, and other funding sources. The program promotes healthy outcomes in adults, children, and babies by limiting the effects of tobacco and tobacco smoke by taking steps to lower smoking rates.
Major components of the program include Prevention, Cessation, Enforcement and Data and Statistics.
Prevention: This area of the website focuses on preventing young people from starting using tobacco products. It contains educational resources, marketing materials and other important information to help prevent young people from trying tobacco products.
Cessation: This area of the website focuses on helping those who already use tobacco products to quit. It contains education, marketing materials, fact sheets, and a database of cessation service providers. This area focuses mostly on the impact of the Quitline and directing people to the Quitline and Quitline website.
Enforcement: This area of the website focuses on enforcing tobacco and smoke-free policies. It also includes information for the implementation of smoke and tobacco-free policies in local jurisdictions.
Data and Statistics: This area of the website focuses on Ohio specific tobacco and smoking-related data and statistics.
Videos
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Report a Smoking Violation
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Mailing Address: Ohio Department of Health Phone: (614)-728-2429 |
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Ohio Smoke-Free Workplace Program Report a smoke-free violation: 1-866-559-OHIO (6466) Email: NoSmoke@odh.ohio.gov |