¿Support for the National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC) and the Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (YTCC)¿ initiative encompasses a range of strategic planning, communications activities, and special projects, which foster collaboration among major national funders and other national-level groups on tobacco cessation to continue to work toward the goal of providing every tobacco user with access to effective tobacco use cessation services. As Secretariat for the National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC) and the Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (YTCC), the contractor will work closely with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and their partners to ensure a significant impact on tobacco use cessation and improvement in the health of American citizens. To help ensure that the objectives of the NTCC and YTCC are met and recommended strategies are implemented by 2009, the Secretariat will provide leadership, coordination, and oversight for NTCC and YTCC efforts. To that end, the Secretariat will conduct a range of strategic planning, communications activities and special projects during the next year.
The contractor will conduct the following four components: (1) convene the NTCC and YTCC through monthly conference calls, bi-annual meetings, and workgroup calls as needed; (2) develop a communications plan to promote the recommendations and activities of the NTCC and YTCC; (3) implement special projects and select activities of the NTCC and YTCC, such as the translating the latest clinical practice guidelines update for consumers, convening a special meeting to discuss how policy can affect consumer demand for cessation products and services, and supporting a theme issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on consumer demand. These core functions will be supplemented by other activities funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Institute on Drug Abuse, the American Cancer Society, and the American Legacy Foundation.
By coordinating cessation activities and advancing evidence-based approaches, the NTCC and YTCC seek to increase the number of Americans who successfully quit smoking.
AED as Secretariat:
With this goal in mind, AED will serve as the Secretariat for the NTCC and YTCC. The Secretariat will provide leadership, coordination, and oversight.
The purpose of the NTCC is to disseminate and implement tobacco cessation interventions that are effective among adults. The organizations that support efforts related to the NTCC are listed below:
o Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
o American Academy of Family Physicians
o American Cancer Society
o American Legacy Foundation
o Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
o Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
o University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
o Health Resources and Services Administration
o National Cancer Institute
o National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
o National Institute on Drug Abuse
o Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
o The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The purpose of the YTCC is to develop the science base on effective tobacco cessation interventions for youth. The organizations that support efforts related to the YTCC are listed below:
o American Cancer Society
o American Legacy Foundation
o American Lung Association
o Canadian Tobacco Research Initiative
o Center for the Advancement of Health
o Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
o National Cancer Institute
o National Cancer Institute of Canada
o National Institute on Drug Abuse
o The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Funds will be used to support AED staff time and related administrative costs. A Senior Marketing and Communications Manager at AED will serve as the Project Director.
This initiative outlines the roles and responsibilities that AED will provide NCI and CDC in supporting the NTCC and YTCC for the next year.
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