tobacco – Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center

Wyoming Prevention Needs Assessment

Eric Canen — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:23:55 +0000

The Wyoming Prevention Needs Assessment (PNA), sponsored by the Wyoming Department of Health and facilitated by the Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center at the University of Wyoming, has been collecting and reporting data on student behaviors and perceptions since the 2005-2006 school year. The PNA tracks the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among students in grades 6-12, as well as a wide array of attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions related to substance use. Over time, the scope of the PNA has expanded to include data on mental health, school climate, and availability of social support.
The PNA provides essential data that supports the development and evaluation of prevention strategies, interventions, and policies across the state of Wyoming. Schools, school districts, and communities utilize this data to tailor prevention efforts to their specific needs. Data from the survey is available publicly at both the state and county levels, with most participating school districts able to access their own student data.
The most recent data collection and reporting effort, under the current contract, is for the 2024 cycle, continuing the long-standing commitment to informing public health and educational initiatives in Wyoming.

Comprehensive Evaluation of the New Mexico Nicotine Use Prevention and Control Program

Humphrey Costello — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:14:59 +0000

The New Mexico Department of Health’s Nicotine Use Prevention and Control Program (NUPAC) aims to reduce the harmful effects of commercial nicotine and tobacco use across the state. This program focuses on preventing youth initiation of nicotine products, promoting cessation among users, and reducing exposure to secondhand smoke. It uses a comprehensive approach involving education, policy advising, and community outreach. NUPAC supports initiatives such as Quit Now/Dejelo YA, a free resource offering counseling in English and Spanish along with nicotine replacement therapies to help residents quit smoking or vaping. Additionally, the program partners with schools, healthcare providers, and local governments to create smoke-free environments and promote healthier lifestyles.
The Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center (WYSAC) supports NUPAC by using guidelines provided by the CDC to help establish and track the progress toward the program’s goals. WYSAC provides comprehensive evaluation of New Mexico’s Nicotine Use Prevention and Control Program and plays a critical role in supporting NUPAC leadership by providing technical assistance and updates on the Tobacco Program Evaluation Framework and helping guide workplan development and implementation. WYSAC also provides broad technical assistance and professional development support. Our contributions include analyzing quitline follow-up survey and administrative data, producing reports on the ever-changing landscape of nicotine use in New Mexico, delivering presentations to stakeholders, and developing surveys and reports for contractor organizations to ensure continuous quality improvement.

Wyoming Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Evaluation

Tiffany Comer Cook — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:26:24 +0000

WYSAC’s evaluation of the Wyoming Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP) assesses the effectiveness of the program and provides information for continuous program improvement. WYSAC provides county-level data to help local coalitions understand community needs related to TPCP issues, and to track programmatic outcomes. WYSAC also provides state-level data so the Wyoming Department of Health can make data-driven decisions about state-level TPCP efforts.

The website for the evaluation, including an online survey data tool, is https://wysac.uwyo.edu/wyomingtobacco/

Wyoming Synar Inspections

Laran H. Despain — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:06:41 +0000

As part of Wyoming’s efforts to keep minors from buying tobacco products, the Department of Health contracts with the Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center at the University of Wyoming to conduct what is known as the Synar inspections. In 1992, the United States Congress enacted the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration Reorganization Act, which includes an amendment (section 1926) aimed at decreasing youth access to tobacco. This Synar Amendment requires states to adopt and enforce state laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to youth under the age of 18. To be in compliance, states must also conduct annual, random, and unannounced inspections to ensure compliance with the state law and develop a strategy for achieving a retailer violation rate (RVR) of less than 20.0%. Since 2003, the Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division, has contracted with the Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center (WYSAC) at the University of Wyoming to conduct Wyoming’s annual Synar Inspection Study to assess tobacco retailers’ compliance with the law.

2016 North Dakota Adult Tobacco Survey

Bistra Anatchkova — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:38:52 +0000

WYSAC is currently in the field with the North Dakota Adult Tobacco Survey (ATS). WYSAC has conducted that survey three times before– in 2009, 2012, and 2015. The survey is conducted using the telephone interview mode of data collection, following strict CDC protocols. The survey uses a dual sampling frame to include both landline and cell phone numbers in proportions to reflect the representation of cell phone only and cell phone mostly households in the geography of interest. The sample is disproportionately stratified by four geographic regions. Over 1600 interviews are collected during each iteration of the survey.

Wyoming Tobacco Prevention & Control Evaluation Website

Tiffany Comer Cook — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 22:03:22 +0000

The Wyoming Tobacco Prevention & Control Evaluation website provides information to coalitions and communities in the areas of tobacco use and prevalence. With interactive data tools, county-level evaluation and analysis, Wyoming TPCP is a resource for state and local assessment and evaluation for programs and help make data-driven decisions in the area of tobacco prevention.

Wyoming TPCP was created using WordPress for content management and utilizes open-source technologies such as High Charts for data interactivity.

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Wyoming Prevention Needs Assessment Survey

Robert Leduc — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 20:06:28 +0000

The Wyoming Prevention Needs Assessment Survey allows visitors to explore survey data and interactively compare trend results, demographics and indicators. Users can search data, create charts and export customized datasets.

The PNA is a survey of Wyoming middle and high school students focusing on attitudes, beliefs and perceptions about alcohol, tobacco and drug use. Data is used by schools, districts, communities and the state of Wyoming to evaluate prevention strategies and policies.

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