In November 2006, the people of Florida voted in favor of a constitutional amendment that mandated the utilization of funds from the state’s tobacco settlement for a tobacco control program. This initiative came to be known as Tobacco Free Florida (TFF) and is designed to align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs. The CDC recommends that states establish evidence-based programs utilizing the following five main components:

• Surveillance and evaluation
• Administration and management
• Cessation interventions
• Health communication interventions
• State and community interventions

The State and Community Interventions component provides for tobacco prevention programs in each of Florida’s 67 counties. County programs (also known as “Providers”) are tasked with establishing tobacco free partnerships, maintaining a SWAT chapter and building support for policy, environmental, and systems changes.