TCN Teleconference Series

Due to technological difficulties, we were unable to record the webinar 'Post-Election Back to Basics on Sustaining State tobacco Control Program Funding.' We apologize for the inconvenience, but encourage you to download the presentations from this webinar via the links below. If you have any questions, please email us at tcn@astho.org.

Summary:
Tobacco control programs across the country face historic challenges: large state budget deficits, anti- spending election backlash, and major cuts in tobacco control program funding. This year the states have cut funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs to the lowest level since 1999, when they first started receiving tobacco settlement payments. We will be conducting a timely discussion of what we can expect from the newly elected state legislatures and governors, review the findings from the annual report, “A Broken Promise to Our Children: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement 12 Years Later,” and learn lessons from tobacco control leaders who work every day on the frontlines to sustain their state programs.

Agenda and Call Materials:

• Agenda
• Pete Fisher Presentation
• Meg Riordan Presentation
• Vicki Stauffer Presentation
  • Tools used in Wisconsin to mobilize local communities on behalf of their program
• Kimberly Weich Reusche Presentation

Learning Objectives:

• Raise awareness of how the 2010 elections changed the political landscape in states around the country
• Understand the status of funding for state tobacco control and its implications for public health
• Demonstrate how Wisconsin and California operate statewide networks to raise awareness among decision makers and opinion leaders about the critical importance of their programs.

Speakers:

• Pete Fisher
  Vice President, State Issues, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
• Meg Riordan
  Director, Policy Research, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
• Vicki Stauffer
  Section Chief, WI Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
• Kimberly Weich Reusche
  Senior Director, Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing, American Lung Association

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