1. The percentages throughout this presentation have been rounded to increase readability. For the precise percentages, please refer to the source material.

2. Source:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General. Factsheet: The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General Available at:

3. Source:
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. The Toll of Tobacco in Oklahoma Available at:

4. Source:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General. How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease: A Report of the Surgeon General Available at:

5. Notes:
According to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, the 88,000 youth are “Kids now under 18 and alive in Oklahoma who will ultimately die prematurely from smoking.”
Source:
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. The Toll of Tobacco in Oklahoma Available at:

6. Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Smoking and Tobacco Use: Fast Facts Available at:

7. Notes:
Smoking rates are decreasing, but Oklahomans still smoke at a higher rate than the national average. More than 21 percent of Oklahoman adults smoke versus the national average of nearly 17 percent.
Source:
Oklahoma State Department of Health Center for the Advancement of Wellness Tobacco Division. Oklahoma Tobacco Trends Report 2015.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults in the United States. Smoking and Tobacco Use Available at:

8. Notes:
According to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Oklahoma spends more than $1.62 billion on smoking-related health care costs and more than $2.1 billion in lost productivity (or a total of $3,720,000,000). The U.S. Census estimates that in 2014 there were approximately 2,924,051 Oklahoman adults 18 and older. $1,272 was calculated by dividing the combined costs of smoking related healthcare expenses and lost productivity ($3.72 billion) by the number of Oklahoman adults (2,924,051).
Source:
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. The Toll of Tobacco in Oklahoma Available at:
U.S. Census. Oklahoma. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Selected Age Groups by Sex for the United States, States, Counties, and Puerto Rico Commonwealth and Municipios: April 1, 2010 to July 1, Population Estimates. Available at:

9. Source:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults Fact Sheet Available at:
Center for the Advancement of Wellness, Oklahoma State Department of Health. Oklahoma Youth Tobacco Survey: 2013 Report Available at: Report Final.pdf.

10. Source:
Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH). Smoke-free policies for all workplaces in city and towns. Oklahoma Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Available at: