Decrease Tobacco Use

MaineHealth is expanding access to effective programs and therapies for helping tobacco users become tobacco-free, and partnering with community organizations to prevent youth from ever using tobacco.

Smoking rates among both Maine’s adults and youth decreased significanlty from 2011 to 2013.

• In 2013 smoking rate among Maine’s adults (20%) was statistically lower than the 2011 and 2000 rates (23% and 24%, respectively)
• The majority of Maine’s adult smokers made a serious attempt to quit in the 12 months prior to being interviewed.
• While Maine’s youth smoking rate in 1997 (39%) was one of the highest rates in the nation, rates have been below the national youth rates since 2001. In 2013, Maine’s youth smoking rate was 13%, statistically lower than the 2011

Clinical Strategies

• Implement tobacco prevention guidelines in healthcare facilities.
• Build clinical IT systems to inform clinical practice and resource allocation.
• Expand tobacco screening and treatment across all clinical and behavioral health settings based on guidelines.
• Train clinical staff on identifying and eliminating health disparities.
• Expand referrals to helpline and non-clinical providers.

Community Strategies

• Implement evidence-based prevention programs and interventions.

Policy Strategies

• Identify policy gaps and implement policy and environmental change.
• Optimize tobacco prevention and control funding.

• Decrease Tobacco Use Logic Model (Version 1.0, 8-22-14)

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• 2010 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) funded by OneMaine Health Collaborative

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• 2010 Health Index Report

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• 2011 Health Index Report

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• 2012 Health Index Report

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• 2014 Health Index Report

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• America’s Health Rankings

  America’s Health Rankings compares the health of all 50 states to each other.  This ranking tool is used as a benchmark for MaineHealth’s Health Index.

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• America’s Health Rankings 2012 Report

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• America’s Health Rankings Senior Report: 2013 Edition

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• Androscoggin County Key Findings 2010

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