Greetings from Kentucky!

My name is Ellen Cartmell and I am the Chair of the TCN Executive Committee, serving alongside the other Officers and Representatives elected by TCN members. I am also the Supervisor of the Health Promotions Section with the Kentucky Department of Public Health and am so pleased to serve as TCN Chair for the 2024-2025 term. In doing so, I aim to do my very best to represent the collective voice of state and territorial tobacco control staff nationwide.

TCN has established a robust and strategic agenda that represents initiatives thoughtfully developed by you and your peers that we believe will contribute to advancing our tobacco control efforts. The Tobacco Control Network (TCN) gives you an opportunity to:

• Network with your colleagues, learn about national happenings, and share policy and programming strategies. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel.
• Have a voice with the National Tobacco Control Program and with other national tobacco control organizations. The Network often serves as an adviser to CDC on National Tobacco Control Program issues and as a resource for national partners on state needs and perspectives.
• Keep informed with tools like our newsletter and website.

As you encounter changes, challenges, and opportunities, the TCN is here to facilitate learning from each other, provide support to state tobacco control programs, and to strengthen our network and our voice in public health. I look forward to connecting with you through the TCN!

Thank you for the important work you do every day. Please don’t hesitate to reach out and let us know how we can support you in your work!

Sincerely,

Ellen Cartmell
TCN Chair, 2024-2025