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Monograph 17: Evaluating ASSIST A Blueprint for Understanding State-level Tobacco Control

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Table of Contents:

• Other NCI Tobacco Control Monographs (PDF, 50 KB)
• Dedication (PDF, 24 KB)
• A Note from the Series Editor (PDF, 42 KB)
• Foreword (PDF, 45 KB)
• Preface (PDF, 90 KB)
• The American Stop Smoking Intervention Study for Cancer Prevention (ASSIST) (PDF, 49 KB)
• Acronyms List (PDF, 23 KB)
• Acknowledgments (PDF, 52 KB)
• Contents (PDF, 38 KB)



• Chapter 1
  The ASSIST Evaluation Project: An Overview (PDF, 278 KB)
  • Introduction
  • The ASSIST Evaluation
  • Summary
  • Conclusions
  • References


• Chapter 2
  The Strength of Tobacco Control Index (PDF, 1,860 KB)
  • Introduction
  • Development of the Strength of Tobacco Control Index
  • Collection, Analysis, and Validation of SoTC Data
  • Results of SoTC
  • Use of the SoTC to Evaluate Individual State Programs
  • Summary
  • Conclusions
  • References


• Chapter 3
  Measuring Policy and Legislative Changes (PDF, 154 KB)
  • Introduction
  • State and Local Government Action for Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
  • The Value of Monitoring Policy and Legislative Changes
  • Methods for Rating the Comprehensiveness of Tobacco Control Laws
  • State and State+Local Rating Results
  • Summary
  • Conclusions
  • References


• Chapter 4
  Initial Outcomes Index (PDF, 306 KB)
  • Introduction
  • Tobacco Use Outcome Measures
  • Defining and Selecting Initial Outcomes
  • Initial Outcomes Selected for the ASSIST Evaluation
  • The IOI for Policy
  • Summary
  • Conclusions
  • References


• Chapter 5
  State Facilitating Conditions and Barriers to Implementation of Tobacco Control Programs (PDF, 146 KB)
  • Introduction
  • Overview of Influences
  • State Conditions Selected for the ASSIST Evaluation
  • Data Sources
  • Other Potential Covariates
  • Summary
  • Conclusions
  • References


• Chapter 6
  Measuring the Impact of Tobacco on State Economies (PDF, 331 KB)
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Studies on the Economic Impact of Tobacco
  • Measuring the Economic Impact of Tobacco for ASSIST
  • State Data and Trends
  • Summary
  • Conclusions
  • References


• Chapter 7
  The ASSIST Newspaper Tracking System (PDF, 174 KB)
  • Introduction
  • The Challenge of Measuring the Effect of Media Interventions
  • Tracking the Articles
  • Trend Analyses
  • Summary
  • Conclusions
  • References


• Chapter 8
  Evaluating Tobacco Industry Tactics as a Counterforce to ASSIST (PDF, 318 KB)
  • Introduction
  • Expert-based Conceptual Map of Industry Tactics
  • Review of the Published Literature on Tobacco Industry Tactics
  • Review of Tobacco Industry Documents
  • Tobacco Industry Tactics: An Evaluation Challenge
  • Summary
  • Conclusions
  • References


• Chapter 9
  Final Outcomes: Analytical Methods and Results (PDF, 754 KB)
  • Introduction
  • Overall Considerations for Analysis
  • Adult Smoking Prevalence
  • Per Capita Cigarette Consumption
  • Primary Results
  • Secondary Results (SoTC and IOI Analyses)
  • Summary
  • Conclusions
  • References


• Chapter 10
  Cost-effectiveness of ASSIST (PDF, 140 KB)
  • Introduction
  • A Cost-effectiveness Analysis: The Basic Approach
  • Cost-effectiveness: ASSIST
  • Summary
  • Conclusions
  • References


• Chapter 11
  The ASSIST Evaluation: Contributions to Evaluation of Complex Public Health Initiatives (PDF, 132 KB)
  • Introduction
  • Challenges to Evaluating ASSIST
  • Response to Evaluation Challenges
  • Key Findings of the ASSIST Evaluation
  • What Do These Results Mean?
  • The Legacy of the ASSIST Evaluation
  • The Future of Tobacco Control
  • Using the ASSIST Evaluation Approach for Other Public Health Initiatives
  • Summary
  • Conclusions
  • References


• Index (PDF, 114 KB)

Ordering Information
This monograph can be ordered by calling the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) or visiting NCI's Publications Locator Website .