New Hampshire’s Tobacco Prevention & Control Program (TPCP) implements tobacco control strategies recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Best Practices. These strategies include state and community interventions, health communication interventions, cessation interventions, surveillance and evaluation and administrative and management infrastructure.
New Hampshire’s Tobacco Prevention & Control Program goals are to:
- Prevent initiation of tobacco use among young people
- Eliminate
non-smokers’ exposure to secondhand smoke
- Promote smoking cessation among adults and young people
- Identify and eliminate tobacco-related disparities
TPCP’s program is solely funded by CDC/Office on Smoking and Health.