CPSTF Findings for Tobacco
The following table includes alphabetized lists of intervention approaches reviewed by the Community Preventive Services Task Force with summaries of the CPSTF finding for each (definitions of findings). Click a linked review title to read a summary of the evidence and access supporting materials, and where available, link to Research-tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs). This table does not include inactive or archived reviews.
Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs | Cessation Initiation Secondhand Smoke Exposure |
Recommended (strong evidence)
August 2014 |
Internet-based Cessation Interventions | Cessation | Recommended (sufficient evidence)
December 2019 |
Interventions to Increase the Unit Price for Tobacco Products | Cessation Health Disparities Initiation |
Recommended (strong evidence)
November 2012 |
Mass-Reach Health Communication Interventions | Cessation Initiation |
Recommended (strong evidence)
April 2013 |
Mobile Phone Text Messaging Cessation Interventions | Cessation | Recommended (strong evidence)
July 2020 |
Quitline Interventions | Cessation | Recommended (strong evidence)
August 2012 |
Reducing Out-of-Pocket Costs for Evidence-Based Cessation Treatments | Cessation | Recommended (strong evidence)
August 2012 |
Smoke-Free Policies | Cessation Initiation Secondhand Smoke Exposure |
Recommended (strong evidence)
November 2012 |
Incentives and Competitions to Increase Smoking Cessation Among Workers | ||
When Combined with Additional Interventions | Cessation | Recommended (strong evidence)
June 2005 |
Restricting Minors’ Access to Tobacco Products | ||
Community Mobilization with Additional Interventions | Initiation | Recommended (sufficient evidence)
June 2001 |