Table. Comparison of CDC Tobacco Control Recommendations Applied in Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans, 2007 and 2012.
| Recommendation | Plans Applying Recommendation |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Analysisa (n = 39) | Current Analysisb (n = 69) | P Valuec | |
| Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs ( 8 ) | |||
| State and community programsd | — | 97% (67) | — |
| Health communications interventionse | 63% | 83% (57) | .02 |
| Cessation programs | 87% | 88% (61) | .81 |
| Surveillance and evaluation | 53% | 97% (67) | <.001 |
| Administration and management | 40% | 84% (58) | <.001 |
| The Guide to Community Preventive Services: Tobacco Use Prevention and Control ( 7 ) | |||
| Smoking bans and restrictions | 84% | 87% (60) | .69 |
| Increase the unit price of tobacco products | 47% | 72% (50) | .009 |
| Mass media campaigns when combined with other interventions | 61% | 81% (56) | .02 |
| Provider reminders when used alonef | — | 19% (13) | — |
| Provider reminders with provider education | 71% | 19% (13) | <.001 |
| Reducing client out-of-pocket costs for cessation therapies | 71% | 49% (34) | .03 |
| Multicomponent interventions that include client telephone support | 50% | 65% (45) | .12 |
| Community mobilization with additional interventionsg | — | 59% (41) | — |
| Smoke-free policies to reduce tobacco useg | — | 70% (48) | — |
| Incentives and competitions to increase smoking cessation when combined with additional interventionsg | — | 3% (2) | — |
Abbreviations: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; —, comparison of data for 2007 and 2012 not possible because of changes in tobacco control recommendations since 2007.
Based on a previous analysis of 39 comprehensive cancer control plans; the previous analysis reported only percentage of plans, not number of plans (11).
Number of plans provided in parentheses.
P value derived from χ2 test of homogeneity; P <.05 considered significant.
State and community programs comprised separate recommendations in 2007 (11).
Referred to as “counter marketing” in 1999 recommendations and 2007 analysis (11).
“Provider reminders when used alone” was not included in previous analysis (11).
These 3 recommendations were added after previous analysis (11).