Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention & Control Program

An estimated 7,215 people die annually from illnesses directly related to smoking and approximately 853 die from illnesses and fires indirectly related to smoking, for a total of 8,068 annual deaths in Wisconsin.  Tobacco use also costs Wisconsin approximately $3 billion annually in health care expenses and lost productivity.  This web site provides information and links to tobacco use prevention and tobacco addiction treatment resources in Wisconsin. 

• Multi-Jurisdictional Coalitions RFP Released

  The Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP) has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Wisconsin TPCP Program Multi-Jurisdictional Coalitions. 

  ·    Multi-Jurisdictional RFP (PDF, 391 KB)

  ·      Multi-Jurisdictional RFP Q&A Document (PDF, 25.7 KB)

   

• Ethnic and Poverty Network RFPs Released

  The Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention & Control Program (TPCP) has released Requests for Proposal (RFP) for the following networks:

   

  • African American (PDF, 153 KB)

  • Asian American (PDF, 153 KB)
  • Hispanic/Latino American (PDF, 153 KB)
  • Poverty (Low Socio-economic) (PDF, 153 KB)
  • Ethnic and Poverty Network RFPs Q&A Document (15 KB)

These RFPs are critical components of the TPCP's commitment to addressing disparities.  The RFPs will award funds to Ethnic and Low Socio-economic networks to 1) identify and implement strategies to address disparities, 2) increase tobacco partners' understanding of the populations, 3) increase population understanding of tobacco issues, and 4) empower the community.

Starting Thursday, October 1^st, all cigarettes sold in Wisconsin will be fire-safe only.  The statewide fire-safe cigarette law requires cigarette companies to certify that the cigarettes their manufacturers sell in Wisconsin are fire-safe.  Cigarettes are the leading cause of fatal fires in Wisconsin.  Fire-safe cigarettes have a lower tendency to burn when left unattended compared to regular cigarettes.  For more information on the law, click here (Exit DHS).

Tobacco Prevention and Control News Archive

View past updates from the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. 

Fact Sheets

• Adult Smoking in Wisconsin (1990-2006) (PDF, 1 MB)

• Wisconsin BRFSS Tobacco Fact Sheet 2008
  PPH 43073, Rev. 04/09 (PDF, 45.59 KB)

• 2008 Middle School Tobacco Fact Sheet (YTS) 
  PPH 43091, Rev. 08/08 (PDF, 50.5 KB)

• 2008 High School Tobacco Fact Sheet (YTS)
  PPH 43092, Rev. 08/08 (PDF, 50.6 KB) 

We invite you to explore the comprehensive services and materials available through the Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program by viewing these links:

• Media Campaigns
• Youth Programs
• Tobacco Addiction Treatment
• Eliminating Tobacco Related Disparities
• Community Programs
• General Information and Data
• Links

Contact us if you have additional questions about tobacco prevention efforts in Wisconsin.

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Want to quit smoking?  Need some help?
Call the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line: 
1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669)
En español: 1-877-2NO-FUME (266-3863)

Last Revised: November 05, 2009