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Next To Rise Youth Symposium
More than 20 high school youth leaders met this summer with local and state leaders to network, learn together and showcase their work promoting smoke-free air in Missouri. Next to Rise aims to increase the number of indoor public spaces that are 100% smoke and vape-free in Missouri.
To learn more, visit NextToRise.org! Click below to watch the Summit highlight video!
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DIMENSIONS: Tobacco-Free Advanced Techniques Training
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The Missouri Tobacco Prevention and Control Program provided free training to 35 health care providers who serve Missourians at the highest risk of tobacco use. The one and a half day training covered the tobacco fundamentals, tobacco addiction, tobacco cessation strategies, and a motivational intervention for tobacco cessation.
The training was held October 15 -16 at Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake Ozark. Participants included behavioral health and health care providers from substance use treatment facilities, local public health agencies, and FQHCs from around the state. Trainees were also trained to facilitate the DIMENSIONS Tobacco Free Group curriculum—a 6-week tobacco cessation group.
The Advanced Techniques training is a train-the-trainer model, meaning participants left the training with the materials and knowledge to train others at their organization.
If you are interesting in enhancing your organizations' health systems change efforts please contact Kayla Langford at kayla.langford@health.mo.gov.
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New App Alert!
Quit when you want and how you want with the new My Life, My Quit™ app. My Life, My Quit™ is a free and confidential way to quit smoking or vaping for teens ages 13-17. Text "Start My Quit" to 36072 or click to chat with a Coach.
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It's YOUR LIFE and we're here to help you live it YOUR WAY!
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Missouri Tobacco Quit Services help pregnant people to stop using tobacco. Coaches have special training to provide free, confidential coaching – before and after your baby is born. FREE incentives are available to keep you motivated!
$20 for completed calls during pregnancy.
$30 for completed calls during postpartum.
Visit MO DHSS: Learn about Quitting Tobacco for more information.
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New resources for providers and patients are available on the Tobacco Prevention and Control website and are FREE to order.
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 Tobacco Is Changing
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Nicotine is addictive! It makes anxiety worse. Stressing, Vaping, Stressing More. Vaping More! It’s a dangerous loop that poses very real and dangerous threats to our kids. Learn more at TobaccoIsChangingMO.org
More videos are available through HealthyLivingMO!
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Flavor Ban Proposal
The Kansas City Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee voted to advance an ordinance that would ban the sale of all flavored nicotine and tobacco products in 2024. This included vaping, nicotine pouches, and other smoke-free products that are marketed toward youth. Learn more below.
E-cigarette Registry Bills
The Public Health Law Center is a great place to learn how e-cigarette registry bills seek to establish or amend product registries or directories that purport to regulate retail sales of e-cigarette and other nicotine products. Missouri is one of the gold labeled states below considering an e-cigarette registry bill. Click the map below or learn more HERE!
Be Free. Live Proud.
Missouri Partners in Prevention (PIP), in partnership with the Department of Health and Senior Services is excited to promote the new Be Free. Live Proud. nicotine cessation campaign. This campaign is free to use and aims to raise awareness of the larger consequences of tobacco and nicotine use, boost self-confidence and raise awareness of the resources available to those looking to quit.
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We encourage partners and youth and young adult-serving organizations to utilize all available campaign resources, including downloadable posters, social media and a campaign playbook. |
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Smoke-free Housing Directory
The Missouri Smokefree Housing Directory is a comprehensive listing of multi-unit properties in the state of Missouri that have been recognized by the American Lung Association for adopting a smokefree policy.
To learn more about how to be recognized as a smokefree property, please contact the American Lung Association at smokefreehousingmo@lung.org. Click below to view the directory.
Smoke-free Success Story
The Building Communities for Better Health Coalition, led by the Randolph County Health Department, is working toward a long-term goal of establishing a city-wide smoke-free policy in Moberly, Missouri. As a step toward this goal, the coalition recently supported four local, women-owned businesses—Vintage 424, Dot’s Bakery, A Stroke of Magic, and Rooted 242—in adopting comprehensive smoke-free policies. These businesses, pictured below, are helping lead the way in creating healthier, smoke-free environments for their employees, customers, and the broader community.
Smoke-free policies are the only way to guarantee protection from secondhand smoke. Currently, only one in three Missourians are protected by smoke-free laws. BCBH communities are helping local businesses and organizations increase and enhance comprehensive smoke/vape-free policies that protect all people in all places.
 
Show Me Smokefree
The goal of Show Me Smokefree is to make sure that every person in Missouri can enjoy smokefree and vapefree air in public places and workplaces.
Visit ShowMeSmokefree.com to learn more or join the movement to increase access to smoke-free air and explore partner resources. Show Me Smokefree also has dedicated Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages with shareable videos, images, and other content explaining the importance of increasing access to smoke-free air in Missouri.
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Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training
Join a three-day, in-person training designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver evidence-based tobacco treatment. This comprehensive program covers the core competencies outlined by the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD) and fulfills the training requirement to apply for the National Certificate in Tobacco Treatment Practice (NCTTP). Visit Tobaccofree.missouri.edu/tts-training to complete an application and find additional information. Please email quitnow@health.missouri.edu with any questions.
Participants must complete 9 online self-paced modules one week prior to the training on March 25-26, 2026. Registration closes February 28!
Community of Practice
The Community of Practice Cohort three is currently running through May 2026. This opportunity consists of six educational webinars, eleven (monthly) Learning Community Calls (LCC), and access to the Dimensions Tobacco Free Group. The University of Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness program facilitates an interactive learning environment where you can set individualized goals that match your organization’s readiness for change, share ideas, and overcome barriers with peers from other Missouri organizations. Click below to learn more.
Contact Kayla Langford at Kayla.Langford@health.mo.gov to learn more.
Join the Missouri Tobacco Prevention and Control Strategic Plan Statewide Workgroup!
Help improve the health of Missourians by promoting and supporting tobacco-free environments and lifestyles. Contact motobaccoprogram@health.mo.gov or
(573) 522-2820 for more information.
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