• Prevent initation of tobacco use among young people
• Promote quitting among adults and young people
• Eliminate nonsmokers exposure to tobacco smoke pollution (TSP), also known as secondhand smoke
• Identify and eliminate tobacco related health disparities
• Specifically: Healthy people 2010. Provide local resources that will assist the Department in meeting the following Healthy People 2010 state goals:

1. Reduce the prevalence of adults who are current cigarette smokers from 22.7% to 20% by June 2010
2. Reduce current smoking prevalence among 18-24 year olds from 34% (CI 30% to 38%) in 2005 to 25% by June 2010
3. Reduce current smoking prevalence among 30-44 year olds from 28% (CI 26% to 30%) in 2005 to 23% by June 2010
4. Reduce the prevalence of pregnant women who are current cigarette smokers in the last trimester of pregnancy in 2003 from 14% to 11% by June 2010
5. Increase the prevalence of current adult smokers who are trying to quit from 56% (CI 53% to 59%) in 2005 to 52% by June 2010
6. Increase the proportion of smokers who have been advised to quit smoking by a health care professional from 68.5% (CI 65% to 71.8%) to 75% by June 2010
7. Reduce the current cigarette use among high school youth (grades 9-12) from 23.1% to 20% by June 2010
8. Reduce current use of all tobacco products among high school youth from 29.8% to 26% by June 2010
9. Reduce current cigarette use among middle school youth (grades 6-8) from 7.8% to 5% by June 2010
10. Reduce current use of all tobacco products among middle school youth from 12.4% to 9% by June 2010
11. Reduce the rate of illegal sale of tobacco to youth under age 18 years from 8% in 2005 to 5% by June 2010.