title: Local tobacco control: application of the essential public health services model in a county health department's efforts to Put It Out Rockland.
abstract: In 2000, Rockland County, a small suburban county north of New York City, dedicated $1 million of its Master Settlement Agreement funds to a comprehensive tobacco control program, Put It Out Rockland. Developed and implemented by the county health department, this program used an essential public health services model and an ongoing financial investment, within the context of strong statewide tobacco control efforts, to lower adult smoking rates to 9.7% and to reduce both smoking among youths and exposure to secondhand smoke over the ensuing decade. By combining state funds and local dollars for a total of $6.75 cost per capita, this comprehensive effort yielded 11 000 fewer smokers and translated to a potential savings of more than $24 million for the county.
authors.affiliation: At the time of the work, Lisa Lieberman was with Healthy Concepts Research Inc, New City, NY. Una Diffley, Sandy King, Shelley Chanler, and Maryanne Ferrara were with the Division of Health Promotion and Education, Rockland County Department of Health, Pomona, NY. Oscar Alleyne was with the Rockland County Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health Planning, Pomona. Joan Facelle was the Rockland County Commissioner of Health, Rockland County Department of Health, Pomona.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lieberman
authors.forename: Una
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Diffley
authors.forename: Sandy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chanler
authors.forename: Maryanne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alleyne
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Facelle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
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