Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
We help Texans quit tobacco and live healthier lives.
About the Program
The Texas Tobacco Prevention and Control Program aims to reduce the toll of tobacco use on the health, safety, and well-being of all Texans.
Goals
- Prevent tobacco use initiation among youth and young adults.
- Promote quitting among youth and adults.
- Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.
- Reduce and eliminate tobacco-related disparities among population groups.
- Develop and maintain statewide capacity to support a sustainable tobacco prevention and control program.
Best Practices
The Texas Tobacco Prevention and Control Program follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program, which is an evidence-based guide that helps states plan and establish comprehensive, sustained, and accountable tobacco control programs through five overarching components:
- State and Community Interventions
- Mass-Reach Health Communication Interventions
- Cessation Interventions
- Surveillance and Evaluation
- Infrastructure, Administration, and Management
Phone
512-776-7111Mailing Address
Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
PO Box 149347
Mail Code 1965
Austin, TX 78714
United States
Phone
806-783-6470
Contact person
Jennifer Hasty
Phone
817-264-4669
Contact person
Patricia Rivera (Interim)
Phone
903-533-5225
Contact person
Lana Herriman
Phone
713-767-3271
Contact person
Julian Laude
Contact person
Francesca Austin-Campbell
Phone
210-949-2125
Contact person
Rick Meza
Phone
915-834-7775
Contact person
Nadia Martinez
Phone
956-421-5576
Contact person
Adie Ochoa