Reports
Youth
Teens and Tobacco in Minnesota, the View from 2008: Results from the Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey (PDF: 466KB/63 pages)
A comprehensive report covering survey results on tobacco use, characteristics of smokers, secondhand smoke exposure, and other topics between 2000 and 2008. Published December, 2008
Teens and Tobacco in Minnesota, the View from 2008 -- Executive Summary --
(PDF:192KB/8 pages)
Changes in Tobacco Use by Minnesota Youth, 2000-2005 (PDF: 224KB/25 pages)
Report covering tobacco use and access, preferred brands, social environment, secondhand smoke exposure and more
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.
Secondhand Smoke
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
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 2007 - 2008 Activities (PDF: 59KB/14 pages
Review of tobacco prevention goals, initiatives and evaluation data presented by MDH to the state legislature
Surgeon General's Reports
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
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Best Practices
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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