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The Bureau of Tobacco Education and Prevention (BTEP) has the goal of preventing tobacco use among Arizonans, especially children. Anyone who wishes to quit using tobacco should have access to affordable, state-of-the-art cessation services. All Arizonans should also be protected from secondhand smoke.  BTEP funds several programs and projects throughout the state to encourage Arizona families to make healthy lifestyle choices.

N E W S at BTEP:

Saturday May 31st is World No Tobacco Day!
New! Download the Press Release [PDF 25K]

ADHS BTEP's Statewide Strategic Planning process is complete
New! Download the Strategic Plan document [PDF 255K]

To read stories from the strategic planning process read the Journal entries below:

New! Relaxation audio tracks to assist during tobacco cessation available to download.

New! April 8, 2008, First Annual People of Color Building Tobacco Free Communities Conference [PDF 62K]

The next National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) will be held in Phoenix, June 10-12, 2009! Learn more through the video below and mark your calendar today!

Click to watch NCTOH video announcement.
Note: video file requires windows media player or compatible video player; 6 MB.

Sponsorship News
ADHS BTEP has suspended sponsorship of events through Fiscal Year 2008 which ends June 30, 2008. ADHS BTEP is not accepting sponsorship applications at this time. More details... [PDF 23K]

Watch the new tobacco education video by the AZ Fire Department "TalkThrough The Smoke" [ WMV 10.6M ]

2007 Tobacco Cessation Campaign in English and Spanish has been extended to March 2008. Read more...

Snapshot of commercial in English      Snapshot of commercial in Spanish  

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