Preventing 3 Million Premature Deaths and Helping 5 Million Smokers Quit: A National Action Plan for Tobacco Cessation
Michael C. Fiore, MD, MPH,
Robert T. Croyle, PhD,
Susan J. Curry, PhD,
Charles M. Cutler, MD, MS,
Ronald M. Davis, MD,
Catherine Gordon, RN, MBA,
Cheryl Healton, DrPH,
Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, FACP,
C. Tracy Orleans, PhD,
Dennis Richling, MD,
David Satcher, MD, PhD,
John Seffrin, PhD,
Christine Williams, MEd,
Larry N. Williams, DDS, MAGD,
Paula A. Keller, MPH and
Timothy B. Baker, PhD
Michael C. Fiore, Paula A. Keller, and Timothy B. Baker are with the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison. Robert T. Croyle is with the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md. Susan J. Curry is with the Health Research and Policy Centers, University of Illinois at Chicago. Charles M. Cutler is with the American Association of Health Plans, Washington, DC. Ronald M. Davis is with the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich. Catherine Gordon is with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, Md. Cheryl Healton is with the American Legacy Foundation, Washington, DC. Howard K. Koh is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. C. Tracy Orleans is with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ. Dennis Richling is with the Midwest Business Group on Health, Chicago, Ill. David Satcher is with the National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga. John Seffrin is with the American Cancer Society, Atlanta. Christine Williams is with the Office of Health Care Information, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md. Larry N. Williams is with the US Navy Dental Corps, Grayslake, Ill.
Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Michael C. Fiore, MD, MPH, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, 1930 Monroe St, Suite 200, Madison, WI 53711 (e-mail: mcf{at}ctri.medicine.wisc.edu).
In August 2002, the Subcommittee on Cessation of the InteragencyCommittee on Smoking and Health (ICSH) was charged with developingrecommendations to substantially increase rates of tobacco cessationin the United States.
The subcommittees report, A National Action Plan forTobacco Cessation, outlines 10 recommendations for reducingpremature morbidity and mortality by helping millions of Americansstop using tobacco. The plan includes both evidence-based, population-widestrategies designed to promote cessation (e.g., a national quitlinenetwork) and a Smokers Health Fund to finance the programs(through a $2 per pack excise tax increase).
The subcommittee report was presented to the ICSH (February11, 2003), which unanimously endorsed sending it to SecretaryThompson for his consideration. In this article, we summarizethe national action plan.
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