Tobacco Free Nebraska is the state’s comprehensive tobacco prevention program. We are excited to have you join us in working toward a healthier Nebraska.
With our coalitions and other partners across the state, we want to help people quit tobacco, eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke and aerosol, protect our youth by keeping them from using tobacco, including e-cigarettes, and reach underserved populations.
When Tobacco Free Nebraska references tobacco on this website, we are referring to commercial tobacco and not the sacred and traditional use of tobacco by some American Indian communities.
What would you like to do?
What you need to know
Smokefree Nebraska
Information on secondhand smoke and aerosol, tobacco-free housing policies, and the Clean Indoor Air Act
E-Cigarettes & Vaping
Information on electronic cigarettes and tools and resources to help in educational health outreach
Tobacco Point-of-Sale
Information on tobacco promotion and advertising in Nebraska, the impact on consumers and youth tobacco use
Quitting Chew
Information on smokeless tobacco, including chew, and tools and resources to help quit tobacco.
About Tobacco Free Nebraska
Since its inception, the Tobacco Free Nebraska (TFN) program has received various levels of funding in order to do its work.
Since 2004, state funding has been relatively stable. At that time, the Nebraska Unicameral allocated $2.57 million annually to TFN from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. This amount fluctuates slightly every year based on legislative appropriation.
Additionally, TFN receives approximately $1 million from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The program works to:
- Prevent initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults.
- Promote quitting among adults and youth.
- Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.
- Advance health equity by identifying and eliminating commercial tobacco product-related inequities and disparities.
In order to meet these goals, there are several components to the program, including:
- school, community, and outreach programs,
- sponsoring the Nebraska Tobacco Quitline,
- youth empowerment, and
- media campaigns to raise awareness about the health effects of secondhand smoke and promote the Quitline and tobacco cessation.
Nebraska State Tobacco Control Plan