NAQC Project to Strengthen State-Level Quitline Funding

Dear members,

NAQC is launching a new project, funded by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, aimed at producing defensible, specific funding recommendations to increase U.S. state and territorial quitline capacity. This effort will benchmark state capacity across four key areas to support state commercial tobacco cessation through quitlines:

·      Services and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).

·      Promotion and population reach.

·      Health systems change activities for quitline referrals.

·      Comprehensive staffing.

The project will analyze data from the FY24 NAQC Annual Survey of Quitlines and other national health datasets to estimate the resources needed for each state to implement all six priority best practices and exceed the median reach for quitlines. Findings will be shared through State Factsheets showing how each jurisdiction compares to the national median service benchmarks with recommended funding levels to close service gaps.

Available in January 2026, the findings will help strengthen the national cessation system capacity for immediate impact and beyond. Project work is underway and we look forward to sharing additional details and progress updates with members in the next few months.

Respectfully,

Thomas Ylioja, PhD, MSW

President & CEO

North American Quitline Consortium