NAQC Newsroom: Tobacco Control

HHS Unveils a New Comprehensive Tobacco Control Strategy

Wednesday, November 10, 2010  
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a new comprehensive tobacco control strategy outlining strategic actions, based on scientific evidence and extensive real-world experience, that will serve as a roadmap for reaching the Healthy People objective of reducing the adult smoking rate to 12% by 2020.

The press release announcing the plan is available at: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/11/20101110a.html

You can also access the strategic plan, Ending the Tobacco Epidemic, at: http://www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/tobacco/tobaccostrategicplan2010.pdf