The best way any state can substantially reduce smoking and other tobacco use is to establish a well-funded and sustained comprehensive tobacco prevention program that employs a variety of effective approaches. Essential Elements Of A Comprehensive State Tobacco Prevention Program.

State history and current status

The Indiana Tobacco Prevention Use and Cessation Board was created through the funds generated by the Master Settlement Agreement between 46 state Attorneys General and the tobacco industry, and by legislation enacted by the Second Regular Session 111th General Assembly. The Indiana Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Trust Fund and Executive Board exists to prevent and reduce the use of all tobacco products in Indiana and to protect citizens from exposure to tobacco smoke. Following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Best Practices for Tobacco Control, Indiana established a tobacco control program that is coordinated, comprehensive and accountable. The Hoosier Model for tobacco control incorporates elements from all nine categories recommended by the CDC and has five major categories for funding. The Hoosier Model consists of Evaluation and Surveillance; Community Based Programs; Statewide Media Campaign; Enforcement; and Administration and Management. (from ITPC 2005-2006 Annual Report) When the program was most successful, it was funded almost at the minimum level recommended by the CDC. However, in the winter of 2002 there was a 67% cut to the funding. Since that time, ITPC has been funded at $10-11 million each year.[GRAPHIC MISSING]The above graph shows the gradual decrease in smoking during the first years of operations for ITPC in contrast with the dramatic cuts to funding.  During the 2007 legislative session, funding for ITPC was increased to $16.2 million annually - a 50% increase over the previous year, but still less than half of the minimum level recommended by the CDC.

Indiana Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Agency (ITPC)

ITPC’s Vision

The Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Trust Fund Executive Board’s vision is to significantly improve the health of Hoosiers and to reduce the disease and economic burden that tobacco use places on Hoosiers of all ages.

ITPC’S Mission

The Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Trust Fund exists to prevent and reduce the use of all tobacco products in Indiana and to protect citizens from exposure to tobacco smoke. The Board will coordinate and allocate resources from the Trust Fund to:

• Change the cultural perception and social acceptability of tobacco use in Indiana
• Prevent initiation of tobacco use by Indiana youth
• Assist tobacco users in cessation
• Assist in reduction and protection from secondhand smoke
• Support the enforcement of tobacco laws concerning the sale of tobacco to youth and use of tobacco by youth
• Eliminate minority health disparities related tobacco use and emphasize prevention and reduction of tobacco use by minorities, pregnant women, children, youth and other at-risk populations.

The Board will develop and maintain a process-based and outcomes-based evaluation of funded programs and will keep State government officials, policymakers, and the general public informed. The Board will work with existing partnerships and may create new ones.
Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention And Cessation Programs Effectively Reduce Tobacco Use
Successful Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention Programs Around the United States

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