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2008 Strategic Initiatives
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Background

The National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC) was formed in June 2005 to improve the public's health by increasing successful cessation among tobacco users in the U.S. and Canada through collaborative efforts of committed organizations. Collaborative members represent major organizations that fund research, program, and policy initiatives related to tobacco cessation, as well as other organizations with a vested interest in tobacco cessation.

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Guiding Principles of the National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC)

All activities undertaken by this collaborative will follow seven guiding principles:

  1. All activities will be based on the best scientific evidence currently available.
  1. Coordinated efforts will be needed to make the largest impact.
  1. Multiple parties (public and private) will need to collaborate to make progress.
  1. Increasing tobacco cessation will require eliminating barriers and facilitating changes.
  1. The best available dissemination techniques should be used to successfully implement key strategies.
  1. Implementation must be evaluated.
  1. Research to identify more effective tobacco-use cessation interventions, and methods for disseminating them, should be supported.

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2008 Strategic Initiatives Download PDF

If you are interested in supporting any of these initiatives, please contact us.

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Members

Collaborative members represent major organizations that fund research, program, and policy initiatives related to tobacco cessation in the United States and Canada, as well as other organizations with a vested interest in tobacco cessation. The collaborative currently includes the following organizations:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

American Academy of Family Physicians

American Cancer Society

American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists

American Heart Association

American Legacy Foundation

American Lung Association

American Nurses Association

American Public Health Association

American Society of Clinical Oncology

Arizona Cancer Center

Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative

C-Change

Cecil G Shep Center for Health Services Research University of North Carolina

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention University of Wisconsin

College of Medicine, University of Vermont

Environmental Protection Agency

Health Resources and Services Administration

Healthiest State in the Nation Campaign

Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

National Cancer Institute

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Institute on Drug Abuse

National Partnership for Smoke-Free Families

North American Quitline Consortium

Partnership for Prevention

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Tobacco Dependence Program at UMDNJ-School of Public Health

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre

Membership is open to any organization seeking to increase successful cessation and improve the public's health. Member organizations cannot be involved in activities that are in conflict with improving public health.  All members must agree to adhere to the guiding principles of the organization.

Members work together via:

  • annual meetings in Washington, DC
  • monthly conference calls
  • conference calls among organizations working together on specific strategies
  • e-mail

To become a member, contact Todd Phillips of the Academy for Educational Development at 202-884-8313 or tphillip@aed.org.

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Contact Information

Interested in learning more about the National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative? You can reach us through the Academy for Educational Development, which is funded by the collaborative to coordinate its activities.

Contact:
Todd Phillips
tphillip@aed.org
(202) 884-8313

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The National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC) was formed in 2005 to improve the public's health by increasing successful cessation among tobacco users in the U.S. and Canada through collaborative efforts of committed organizations.