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This report from the American Lung Association looks at five states’ approaches to promoting their tobacco cessation benefit for Medicaid enrollees. State public health department staff gave details about key strategies for promoting Medicaid cessation coverage; using partnerships to echo promotion efforts; and understanding the impact a successful promotion campaign can have on a Medicaid program.

The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, providing a reliable, sustainable source of local data to communities to help them identify opportunities to improve their health

American Lung Association's state cessation coverage database with information on Medicaid coverage, state employee health plan coverage, quitlines and more.

This resource is a product of a joint effort of SCLC and a consortium of organizations coordinating efforts in response to the 50th anniversary of the Surgeon General's report on smoking and health. Statistics and facts about how smoking disproportionately affects the poor, homeless people, racial minorities, the LGBT community, and those suffering from mental illness and substance abuse disorders are included.

From the CDC, this user guide focuses on how comprehensive tobacco control programs can work to achieve health equity in tobacco prevention and control. It offers tobacco control program staff and partners information on how to work toward achieving health equity when planning, implementing, and enforcing tobacco control policies.