Learning Objectives: Be aware of the state of current relationships between tobacco control researchers, state program managers, advocates, policy makers, and commercial businesses. Recognize the importance of these relationships in achieving the shared goal of reducing death and disease caused by tobacco use. Identify obstacles that need to be overcome in order for collaborations among the various entities to occur and discuss potential solutions.
Abstract: Audience: Anyone who works on any aspect of tobacco control. Key points: Speakers will represent tobacco control research, state health agencies, advocacy groups and commercial enterprise. The focus of this session will be on coordinating efforts across the spectrum of tobacco control to accomplish our shared goal of reducing death and disease caused by tobacco use. The panel will discuss how research findings can be utilized in developing tobacco control programs at the state and local level, as well as how they can be used to advocate for stronger policy changes. The importance of ensuring that interventions that are developed through research can be effective when implemented through public or private channels and how this can be accomplished will be discussed. Moreover, mechanisms of collaboration will be reviewed (e.g. Science Technology Transfer Research (STTR) and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants programs). The importance of including community members in the design and implementation of the research will be highlighted and the benefits will be discussed. Educational Experience: The each panel member will share their perspective on tobacco control with the audience. This will be followed by a general discussion among panel members illustrating ways in which people from different areas can collaborate. Audience members will be encouraged to participate by sharing their thoughts, ideas, and knowledge. Benefits: This session will help participants realize the importance of fostering collaborations across a variety of tobacco control disciplines, better understand and appreciate one another's perspective, and will provide suggestions for some specific ways to accomplish this. Identifying potential collaborators will be an additional goal.
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