What to know
States and local communities can play an important role in helping people lower their lung cancer risk.
Overview
State and local communities can play an important role in helping people lower their lung cancer risk by using evidence-based approaches to:
- Reduce access to tobacco products among youth and young adults.
- Help people quit using tobacco products.
- Help people avoid secondhand smoke.
- Reduce people's exposure to radon.
- Encourage people to be screened for lung cancer as recommended.
We offer some important resources below to help you connect with others and learn about approaches that work.
Cancer and tobacco control programs
CDC's National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and National and State Tobacco Control Program fund health departments to build and maintain tobacco control programs. Also, health departments can implement radon-related activities in cancer control plans.
Community Preventive Services Task Force
The Community Preventive Services Task Force has reviewed a variety of public health interventions designed to help people quit using tobacco, prevent young people from starting to use tobacco, and help people stay away from secondhand smoke.
Evidence-based cancer control programs
The National Cancer Institute's Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs website offers program planners and public health practitioners research-tested interventions and program materials. See their list of tobacco control evidence-based programs.
National Lung Cancer Roundtable
CDC is a member of the National Lung Cancer Roundtable. The Roundtable is a coalition of organizations and experts who work together to reduce lung cancer through prevention, early detection, and optimal therapy.
National Radon Action Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency and partners developed the National Radon Action Plan to describe strategies to reduce exposure to radon, such as radon testing and reduction systems. National Radon Program Services provides resources and links for states.