(TFWC) TOBACCO FREE WYOMING COMMUNITIES
Tobacco-Free Wyoming Communities are comprehensive programs in each county to address issues related to tobacco use. Program managers, community coalitions, and the Wyoming Department of Health collaboratively address the issues of tobacco use by working to:
- Reduce exposure to secondhand smoke
- Counter pro-tobacco influence, thus decrease youth initiation
- Help people quit tobacco
- Address disparate populations
2010-2012 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PRIORITY GOALS:
1.Increase Smoke-Free Environments
2. Increase Cessation
3.Community Mobilization, Coalition Building & Collaboration
CDC's Tobacco Control State Highlights 2010
In
Wyoming, 19.4% of the adult population (ages 18+) — over 78,000
individuals — are current cigarette smokers. Across all states, the
prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults ranges from 9.3% to 26.5%.
Wyoming ranks 30th among the states. Among
youth ages 12-17, 14.9% smoke in Wyoming. The range across all states
is 6.5% to 15.9%. Wyoming ranks 50th among the states. Among
adults ages 35+, over 700 died as a result of tobacco use per year, on
average, during 2000-2004. This represents a smoking-attributable
mortality rate of 283.1/100,000. Wyoming's smoking-attributable
mortality rate ranks 35th among the states.
