EndTobacco Program

The EndTobacco® Program calls for an unprecedented and sustained institutional commitment to leadership, investment and collaboration to advance evidence-based tobacco control as a core element of our mission. We are targeting the tobacco epidemic through EndTobacco, with three major goals:

• Prevent initiation and reduce current use of tobacco products among youth
• Reduce exposure to secondhand smoke
• Increase access to and promote evidence-based interventions in tobacco treatment

Under the banner of EndTobacco, MD Anderson:

• Targets public health actions which reduce tobacco related cancers
• Collaborates with leading organizations committed to ending tobacco as a public health priority
• Shares our multi-disciplinary expertise and our experience as researchers and practitioners
• Educates the public and health care professionals
• Extends research to make a measurable difference at a population level
• Accelerates translation of research findings to the real world
• Shares findings from our research, evidence-based programs and experiences

Core Programs

Policy

• Smoke-Free Environments: Workplaces, multi-unit housing
• Tobacco-Free Environments: Colleges, Universities and Ballparks
• Reducing Youth Access Policies: Tobacco21, Flavored tobacco products
• Tobacco Free Hiring
  
• Tobacco Retail Environment

Cessation

• Certified Tobacco Treatment Training Program: Training for providers and public health professionals
• Project TEACH ECHO: Learning community for providers and public health professionals
• This is Quitting: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is proud to partner with the Truth Initiative to offer This is Quitting (TIQ) to Texas young people ages 13-24.
• Youth Cessation Programs and Interventions: MD Anderson alongside 20 public health, medical and government organizations created a national repository of tools and resources for those seeking to help youth quit tobacco use. Through this webpage, parents, educators, healthcare professionals and others who work with young people can find the latest information, resources, and programs created specifically for youth tobacco cessation.

Prevention

• ASPIRE: Middle and High School Online Education Program
• Catch My Breath: Evidence-based E-Cigarette Prevention Program for grades 5-12

Comprehensive

• Eliminate Tobacco Use Initiative: Most people who smoke, started before age 21. For young adults, the college environment is a time of growth and experimentation. It's also an opportunity to shift social norms around smoking, vaping and tobacco use.  Through the Eliminate Tobacco Use Initiative, we are working to tackle tobacco use by assisting institutions to create tobacco-free cultures through dedicated efforts across a range of domains - policy, education and cessation service delivery. The collaborative began in 2016 within the University of Texas System and included other Texas institutions and organizations. In 2018, the Eliminate Tobacco Use Initiative expanded nationally, including partners in Missouri, New Jersey, and Virginia. Find out more about the Eliminate Tobacco Use resources, such as social medial toolkits, quarterly webinars and annual summits here.
• Tobacco Cessation Clinic Enhancement Program (TCCEP): The Tobacco Cessation Clinic Enhancement Program (TCCEP) is a new comprehensive system change initiative for clinics by providing training and resources as support to clinicians and staff to help improve tobacco treatment services for their patients. The comprehensive actions in this program will include tobacco-free campus policy adoption and/or compliance efforts, prevention actions, and training employees and providers in tobacco treatment best practices.