Resources
Resources about the tobacco problem in Colorado, including tobacco use, cessation, and prevention.
VISION (Visual Information Systems for Identifying Opportunities and Needs)
VISION provides data for chronic disease and behavioral health measures in Colorado. The purpose of this tool is to provide data and visualizations for assessments and data-driven public health planning and program work. Data are updated as the data source allows to provide the most recent information for Colorado health measures.
Healthy Kids Colorado Survey data tables and interactive data dashboard
The purpose of the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey is to better understand youth health and what factors support youth to make healthy choices, including choices related to tobacco use and exposure. Summary data tables for Colorado and numerous Health Statistics Regions are available for high school and middle school students. The interactive data dashboard provides representative statewide and regional results by survey year, health topics, and health measures.
Our projects and services
Colorado QuitLine
The Colorado QuitLine is a free quitting service available to Colorado residents aged 18 and older. Spanish resources are available at dejeloyacolorado.org.
My Life My Quit
My Life My Quit is a free, confidential service available to Colorado residents between 12 and 17 years old.
TobaccoFreeCO
TobaccoFreeCO provides quitting resources, information on the problem of tobacco in Colorado, and ways to get involved in the fight against tobacco. Spanish resources are available at ColoradoSinTabaco.org.
Colorado-specific reports and data
- The 2018 Colorado Adult Tobacco Use and Exposure: The Attitudes and Behavior Survey on Health (TABS) focuses on changes in tobacco-related attitudes and behaviors during 2012-15, and new or remaining disparities.
- The 2015 Colorado Adult Tobacco Use and Exposure: The Attitudes and Behaviors Survey on Health (TABS) focuses on changes in tobacco-related attitudes and behaviors during 2012-15 and new or remaining disparities in 2015.
- Adult tobacco use by workforce shows the variation among Colorado adults in tobacco use according to occupation.
- A 2015 report about Colorado adults' attitudes regarding cessation strategies, insurance, and secondhand smoke.
National tobacco resources
- E-Cigarette Use Among Youth Overview and Use. (CDC website)
- About Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking and Tobacco Use. (CDC website)
- Smoking and tobacco page. (CDC website)
- 2014 Surgeon General’s Report
- The Health Consequences of Smoking — 50 Years of Progress. (CDC website archive)
- E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A 2016 Report of the Surgeon General. (National Library of Medicine website)
CDC Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs
- Evidence-Based Guides for States. (CDC website)
- 2007 Ending the Tobacco Problem: A Blueprint for the Nation. (National Academies website)
- The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a leading force in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its deadly toll.
- The Community Guide: What Works in Public Health to Control Tobacco Use is a two-page summary that features an easy-to-read table that shows Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommendations and findings for evaluated intervention approaches. It may be viewed online or printed as a handout, making it useful for communications with decision-makers and partners.
Online training opportunities
- The Johns Hopkins Global Tobacco Control Modules is a series of modules to help those working in public health provide comprehensive tobacco control programs. The curriculum was developed in partnership with 27 subject matter experts from 14 countries.