Goals

The goals of the Mississippi Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program are to reduce initiation of tobacco use among youth, promote tobacco cessation among youth and adults, eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke, and reduce disparities among specific populations.

Data

Our surveillance efforts are designed to measure and detail progress towards these goals using numerous primary and secondary data sources. These data sets include the

• Youth Tobacco Survey
• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
• Mississippi University Student Survey
• Social Climate Study (Adults)
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (Adults)
• Tobacco Use Supplement
• Per Capita Consumption