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Idaho Public Health Districts FY15 Millennium Fund Proposal December 16, 2013. 1. 2. 7. 4. 5. 6. 3. Public Health Districts of Idaho. Purpose of Millennium Fund Tobacco cessation or prevention ; ( 2) Substance abuse cessation or prevention; or
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Idaho Public Health Districts FY15 Millennium Fund Proposal December 16, 2013
1 2 7 4 5 6 3 Public Health Districts of Idaho
Purpose of Millennium Fund Tobacco cessation or prevention; (2) Substance abuse cessation or prevention; or (3) Tobacco or substance abuse related disease treatment. In addition, the committee has determined that funds may not be used for permanent capital improvements or organizational start-up costs.
Tobacco What is it good for?
Absolutely Nothing!
Ranking of nicotine in relation to other drugs in terms of addiction Source: Pharmacology of Tobacco Addiction, Tobacco Science, Policy and Public Health, Second Edition 2010
Dr. Richard Hurt Director of the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center
Idaho Adult Smoking Rates • IdahoNational • 2000 - 22.3% 23.2% • 2012 - 16.4% 19.6%
Current Smoking Rates: Youth and Pregnant • 14.3% of Idaho youth currently smoke (9th-12th graders) (YRBS, 2011) • 10.6% of Idaho’s pregnant women smoke (Vital Stats, 2011) • 2,352 births to women who smoked during pregnancy
FY2013 Overview Funding appropriation: $400,000 Participants reached: 1,381 Counties served: 23 Counties of residence reached: 34
FY2013 Overview Total program expenditures: $290 per client Average of $3,390 in annual economic costs saved for each youth or adult who stops smoking
Cessation Program Criteria • Nicotine Addiction and Habit • Consequences of Smoking • Different Quitting Techniques and Therapies • Benefits of Being Smoke-Free • Withdrawal Symptoms • Coping Strategies • Stress Management Tools • Nutrition and Exercise • Social Support • Relapse Prevention
FY2015 Request Amount Requested: $750,000 • Increase number of classes offered in rural and outlying areas • Provide ongoing support/education to post-partum women to encourage them to quit/stay quit • Incorporate social media to encourage all class participants to quit/stay quit
Social Media Tools PricewaterhouseCoopers HRI Consumer Survey, 2010
Evaluation • Contract with Boise State University’s Center on Health Policy (CHP) to conduct independent program evaluation: • Cessation providers collect participant information • Boise State University receives all collected data and conducts 1- and 7-month follow up calls to assess quit and reduced rates
Summary • Nicotine is addictive • Successful efforts made to reduce smoking rates • FY13 outcomes • FY15 proposal ventures into new areas of tobacco cessation • Continued evaluation of services