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2000 Program Report
Investing Wisely in Oregon's Future
Key principles used in funding components of the program:
- First, the program design recognizes that only a balanced, comprehensive program that attacks the problem of tobacco from multiple approaches will be successful.
- Second, the program uses proven methods and effective materials.
- Third, the evaluation component of the program continuously monitors program results and helps guide its design. This evaluation is reviewed by a panel of experts from Oregon and across the country; the panel certifies that the methods and results of the evaluation are sound.
HOW THE TOBACCO PREVENTION
AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
BUDGET WAS USED
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
90% Direct Services:
- Local Coalitions
- School-based Programming
- Specific Population Networks
- Innovative/Demonstration
- Public Awareness & Education
- Training & Materials
- Oregon Tobacco Quit Line
5% Evaluation
5% Program Coordination
Oregon's investment in tobacco prevention pales in comparison to the $70 million spent on promotion of tobacco each year in Oregon.
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FUTURE FUNDING OUTLOOK
Measure 44 tobacco tax collections will naturally decline with reduced consumption of tobacco. Measure 44 tobacco tax collections from FY97 projected through FY01 are shown below. Measure 44 funding for the program will be insufficient to maintain current services.
There's More to be Done
Oregon's Tobacco Prevention and Education Program has made great leaps to reduce tobacco use, deaths, and tobacco-related costs. We should acknowledge, however, that there are still challenges ahead.
1. MORE WORK TO DO
Although we have reduced sales by one billion cigarettes annually, reduced adult smoking by 75,000 Oregonians and brought sharp declines in youth smoking, tobacco use still remains the leading cause of preventable death in the state. One-third of youth who continue to smoke will eventually die of tobacco-related illness.
Twenty seven percent of Oregonians now live where they are protected by local policy against secondhand smoke at work. This also helps smokers quit and provides a supportive environment to help prevent youth smoking.
2. WHAT MUST HAPPEN
As tax revenues from Measure 44 decline, new sources of funding for tobacco prevention must be found. Based on other states' experiences, unless Oregon finds a way to maintain this program, tobacco use will begin to rise again.
Further, greater impact would be achieved with an even larger investment. Oregon's current program is funded at only 40 percent of the level recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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