Reports
Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey
- Teens and Tobacco in Minnesota: Results from the Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey (PDF: 535KB/69 pages)
The 2011 Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey is the latest in a series of youth tobacco surveys conducted by the Minnesota Department of Health. Previous surveys took place in 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2008. This is a comprehensive report covering survey results on tobacco use, characteristics of smokers, secondhand smoke exposure, and other topics. Published November, 2011 - Minnesota Student Survey
Key findings from school survey conducted every three years
Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey
- Tobacco Use in Minnesota: 1999 to 2010
Reports based on surveys of adult population of Minnesota, focusing on tobacco use and cigarettes in particular.
Minnesota Secondhand Smoke Survey
- Secondhand Smoke Knowlege, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Minnesotans, November 2000 (PDF: 401KB/12 pages)
Research collaboration surveying youth and adults about secondhand smoke - Secondhand Smoke in Minnesota, 1999-2003 (PDF: 796KB/28 pages)
Secondhand smoke surveillance, policy recommendations and discussion
Quit Smoking
- Quitting Smoking: Nicotine Addiction in Minnesota July 2001 (PDF: 295KB/20 pages)
Report based on surveys detailing how and why people smoke and barriers to quitting - Quitting Smoking, 1999-2003: Nicotine Addition in Minnesota (PDF: 2MB/30 pages)
Update to the 2001 report including summary of quitting efforts
Health Economics
- Health Care Costs of Secondhand Smoke (PDF: 469KB/6 pages)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota report detailing statewide costs of secondhand smoke (2007) - Health Care Costs and Smoking in Minnesota- The Bottom Line (November 2010) (PDF: 440KB/6 pages)
A new report issued by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) shows that each year, smoking is responsible for 5,135 deaths in Minnesota and $2.87 billion in excess medical costs to treat diseases caused by smoking. - Smoking-Attributable Mortality and Economic Costs in Minnesota (PDF: 131KB/2 pages)
Minnesota Department of Health fact sheet attributing smoking costs to productivity and cause of death (2002)
Reports to the Legislature
- Tobacco Use Prevention: Report to the Minnesota Legislature on 2011 - 2012 Activities (PDF: 309KB/30 pages
Review of tobacco prevention goals, initiatives and evaluation data presented by MDH to the state legislature - Tobacco Use Prevention: Report to the Minnesota Legislature on 2009 - 2010 Activities (PDF: 57KB/17 pages)
Review of tobacco prevention goals, initiatives and evaluation data presented by MDH to the state legislature
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking and Tobacco Use
Overview and archived reports on many tobacco topics including involuntary exposure, women, youth prevention and more - Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs - 2007
CDC guide for tobacco prevention and reduction includes intervention strategies and recommendations for states
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