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Quitlines

• Providing quitline services to youth – 10/12/10
• Quitline protocols for mental health/substance abuse populations – 4/6/10
• Announcing quitline RFPs to vendors – 1/4/10
• CDC supplemental funding for quitline initiatives - 10/8/2007
• State methods for paying quitline contractors – 2/26/07
• Use of Rick Stoddard ad series for quitline promotion – 11/2/06
• Impact of statewide smoke-free air law on quitline calls - 6/9/06
• Ads for promoting quitlines – 2/1/06
• Quitline language for callers under 18 – 12/5/05
• Fax referral system for quitline – 10/3/05
• Reports on individual quitline callers – 10/3/05
• Best practices in utilizing media funds for quitline promotion – 7/5/05
• Prescription pad promotional materials for quitlines – 6/23/05
• Online cessation programs – 6/23/05
• Creative ideas for promoting a new quitline – 6/23/05
• Quitline calls from young adults – 6/16/05
• Using 211 to refer smokers to quitlines – 6/16/05
• Evaluation of quitlines – 5/17/05
• Quitline NRT services and insurance surcharge – 5/16/05

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Cessation

• Advancing policies to reduce tobacco use among state employees – 12/16/11
• Text messaging cessation programs – 12/14/11
• Cessation programs for public housing / low SES populations – 3/25/11
• Web-based cessation services – 12/17/10
• Cessation treatment coverage: Parity Legislation vs. the Affordable Care Act – 10/26/10
• Promoting brief cessation interventions in hospitals – 6/3/10
• Text messaging cessation campaigns – 5/18/10
• Medical clearance for NRT – 4/27/10
• Effects of online tobacco cessation services – 2/17/10
• Medicaid coverage for NRT – 11/20/09
• Tobacco cessation messaging via dental care providers – 10/21/09
• Case studies on how college student health services infuse 5 A's into their protocol – 4/16/09
• Successful, Brief, Small-Group Cessation Interventions - 7/18/08
• State medicaid coverage of cessation counseling and pharmacotherapy - 8/14/07
• School-based cessation programs - 1/19/07
• Medicaid coverage of cessation plus NRT – 8/3/06
• RFAs for institutionalizing PHS clinical practice guidelines – 2/17/06
• Certified tobacco cessation counselors – 11/30/05
• State coverage of cessation plus NRT – 9/20/05
• Budget cuts and cessation – 8/30/05
• Pay for performance strategies for physicians – 8/26/05
• Implementing a cessation program in public health care clinics – 8/16/05
• Health insurance discounts for non-tobacco users – 5/25/05
• Cessation materials in russian – 5/20/05
• Media outreach to health care providers – 10/5/04

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Smoking Restrictions

• Enforcement of smoke-free campgrounds – 4/6/12
• Gaining support for smoke-free air policies at veterans clubs – 3/16/12
• Enforcement of tobacco-free parks – 3/12/12
• Tobacco-free state government properties – 2/24/12
• Letters of support - Tobacco-free parks – 2/4/11
• Smoke-free laws and insurance costs – 1/26/11
• Disclosure of smokefree policy complainant as an intimidation tactic – 11/5/10
• Smokefree exemptions for smoke shops – 8/25/10
• Smoke-free outdoor areas on state properties – 8/12/10
• Smokefree law compliance challenge – 7/16/10
• Smoke-free foster homes – 6/3/10
• Implementing a statewide tobacco-free schools law – 6/2/10
• Smokefree exemptions for AA meetings – 6/1/10
• Implementing Smokefree Policy Exemptions for Private Clubs – 3/31/10
• Data on smokefree state fairs – 9/23/09
• Smokefree ordinances for small communities – 8/5/09
• Cigar and hookah bars – 1/19/09
• Smoke-free grounds policies for state health department or state government properties – 5/19/08
• Administrative Rule Language - Definitions for 'Infiltrate' and 'Incidental' – 5/1/08
• Cigar bar and other exemption application forms – 5/1/08
• Providing incentives to encourage restaurants to go smoke-free - 3/24/08
• Examples and lessons learned of state agency tobacco-free campus policy - 12/11/2007
• Standards regarding indoor air quality – 11/9/07
• Model tobacco free hospital policy examples – 8/31/07
• Examples of administrative rules for statewide smokefree air laws – 5/18/07
• Waiver provision for economic and other hardship cases – 5/1/07
• Paid advertising following passage of smoke-free air law – 4/6/07
• Economic impact of enacted smoke-free legislation – 1/5/07
• Signage for outdoor and indoor venues – 11/2/06
• Local ordinances for smoke- or tobacco-free parks/playgrounds – 10/11/06
• Smoke-free VFWs – 7/5/06
• Enforcement of smoke-free ordinances – 4/7/06
• Smoke-free workplace implementation call center scripts – 2/24/06
• Using observational surveys to assess compliance with smoke-free laws – 1/24/06
• Survey questions to gauge public support for smokefree policies – 12/2/05
• Expansion of smoke-free legislation to include bars – 11/10/05
• Funds for worksite smoking shelters – 8/30/05
• Regulation of hookah bars – 7/21/05
• Recognition programs for clean indoor air policies – 6/13/05
• Smoking at state health department campuses – 5/17/05
• Clean indoor air policy language – 1/12/05
• Smoking ban in motorpool cars – 10/5/04

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Tobacco Sales

• Required training for tobacco retailers – 11/1/12
• Compliance check costs for youth recruitment – 2/29/12
• Fines for noncompliance – 12/9/11
• Cigar industry interest in "roll-your-own" regulation – 2/1/11
• State agencies responsible for retail enforcement – 4/16/10
• Sample RFPs - Tobacco Retailer Licensure – 12/16/09
• Electronic scanners for birthdate verification in tobacco sales - 11/26/07
• Legislation controlling tobacco retail outlets – 1/3/06
• Survey questions to gauge public support of price increases – 12/6/05
• Monetary incentives for non-compliant tobacco retailers – 11/28/05
• Buy one get one free legislation – 10/12/05
• Reducing point of sale advertising – 8/30/05
• Merchant education programs – 7/14/05
• Public education on taxes for internet purchases – 7/14/05
• Age minimum to sell tobacco products – 4/22/05
• “Reward and Remind” – retailer education on underage purchase – 1/6/05
• Retail licenses for tobacco – 11/16/04

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Priority Populations

• Rural tobacco prevention programming ideas – 10/31/12
• Surveillance and media for pregnant smokers – 10/24/12
• State efforts to reduce tobacco use in the military – 9/14/11
• State action plans / Outreach to specific populations – 9/7/11
• Diabetes/tobacco fact sheets for Native American target population – 10/29/10
• Quitline services for prison/jail inmates and staff – 10/22/09
• Tobacco-related disparities strategies – 10/19/09
• Educating healthcare providers on tobacco use disparities among people with disabilities – 8/28/09
• Targeting people with disabilities – 4/21/09
• State disparities networks/coalitions/alliances – operating structures – 2/17/09
• State Collaboration with Head Start - 8/29/08
• Incentives for smoking cessation during pregnancy - 8/31/07
• Tobacco prevention in rural areas - 8/28/07
• Efforts targeting women - 7/13/07
• Disparities logic model - 6/15/07
• Media activities for disparate groups - 6/5/07
• Smoking cessation lay counselors in African American communities - 5/1/07
• TV ads or programs for the deaf community - 1/4/07
• Resources and activities for military personnel - 8/1/06
• Disparities coordinator position descriptions – 3/20/06
• Lowering the smoking rate among medicaid clients – 12/2/05
• Implementing the 5 A’s with pregnant women – 10/14/05
• Focus group/interview questions for priority populations – 2/21/05
• LGBT & Low SES statewide networks – 12/6/04

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Youth

• Tobacco industry-sponsored bar promotions – 10/22/12
• Enforcing tobacco-free policies in a school (K-12) setting – 4/9/12
• Training and engaging youth advocates – 3/19/12
• State experiences with youth prevention – 2/18/11
• Promoting adoption of tobacco-free college campus policies – 10/26/10
• RJ Reynolds school-based smoking prevention curriculum – 10/16/09
• E-cigarette policies for tobacco-free schools – 8/26/09
• Use of social networking sites for youth prevention – 2/12/09
• Background checks in contracts for youth programs – 1/10/08
• Examples of RFAs for smoke-free campuses and dorms and tobacco-industry free sponsorship – 12/11/07
• Internet sales to youth – 10/4/07
• College student smoking rates following policy implementation – 8/17/07
• Non-punitive alternative to youth suspension programs – 8/6/07
• Youth advocacy coalitions – 2/9/07
• Youth possession laws – 10/11/06
• Media campaigns on smoking and SIDS – 6/1/06
• TNT curriculum – 6/1/06
• “Operation Storefront” for point-of-purchase ads – 2/7/06
• Time constraints on youth data collection – 2/6/06
• Evidence-based elementary school tobacco use curriculums – 1/3/06
• Youth tobacco use prevalence rate declines – 10/25/05
• Educational materials on SHS exposure of children and infants – 10/14/05

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Surveillance and Evaluation

• Secondhand smoke exposure data from birth certificates – 7/6/12
• Calculating 50-year tobacco-related death toll – 2/28/12
• Spanish-language YTS questionnaires – 10/25/11
• Working with a contractor to conduct the Adult Tobacco Survey (ATS) – 10/5/11
• Collecting tobacco cessation treatment data from healthcare providers – 8/17/11
• Monitoring health records on tobacco cessation treatment – 3/14/11
• Statewide program evaluation plans – 3/11/11
• Working with a contractor to administer the Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) – 1/14/11
• Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) data request – 3/29/10
• Grant Evaluation and Management with Mosaic – 12/11/09
• Alternative definitions of “low SES” – 9/17/09
• RFPs and Contracts for Local Program Evaluation – 8/6/09
• Pros/cons of conducting YRBS and YTS in the same year – 4/8/09
• Tobacco program reporting systems – 8/3/07
• Program evaluation plans – 8/3/07
• Communities of excellence key indicator assessments – 2/9/07
• Collection of statewide data on restaurant smoking policies – 11/2/06
• Smoke-free hospital follow-up satisfaction studies – 10/11/06
• Assessment tool for statewide advocacy groups - 7/21/06
• Surveys of contractors for statewide evaluation – 2/15/06
• Evaluating local programs – 2/2/06

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Media

• Paid TV or digital media campaign ads tagged with state quitline number and availability of free NRT – 5/23/14
• Tobacco control media for Mother’s Day – 4/5/13
• Materials on smoke-free outdoor air – 1/31/12
• Tobacco industry response to counter-marketing – 5/26/11
• Effective prevention messaging for youth – 1/18/11
• Governmental logos on counter-marketing – 10/13/10
• Media spots targeting illegal sales to youth – 9/22/10
• Facilitation tips for social networking – 8/20/10
• Sample RFPs for marketing services – 7/30/10
• Using social media to promote quitlines – 5/27/10
• Advertising agencies for anti-tobacco campaigns and collateral material – 9/18/07
• Sample smokefree car window clings – 7/27/07

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Administration and Management

• State staff assigned to cessation – 10/16/12
• State tobacco control staffing – 7/20/12
• Sample contracts for the Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) – 12/21/11
• State tobacco control advisory boards – 11/23/11
• Performance-based funding for community interventions – 7/6/11
• Contracts for legal services – 4/20/11
• Event/training services RFPs – 3/4/11
• Web-based contract management and evaluation systems – 9/17/10
• Merging tobacco prevention and enforcement programs – 7/15/10
• Sustainability resources – 4/5/10
• Assessing local tobacco prevention and education resources – 8/28/09
• Establishment of local lead agencies – 7/31/09
• Funding formula – 4/27/09
• State fiscal year periods – 10/19/07
• Use of RFP process to conduct adult tobacco survey – 8/17/07
• Staffing competencies and job descriptions for local tobacco control programs – 5/4/07
• Sample RFP for technical assistance and training for community-based grant programs – 1/4/07
• Challenges resulting from funding increases – 7/21/06
• Request for RFPs – 5/24/06
• Tobacco control budget and staffing – 3/20/06
• RFP’s for statewide surveillance and evaluation, media contractors and agency to provide technical assistance for local programs and or cessation promotion/5 A's training – 3/1/05

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Other Tobacco Products

• E-cigarette question on the BRFSS – 2/6/15
• Utilization of Synar funding to conduct e-cigarette inspections/surveillance – 1/7/15
• E-cigarette protocols for YTS – 12/23/14
• Inclusion of e-cigarettes in SHD smoke-free policies – 6/12/14
• Communicating about new e-cigarette policies – 1/3/13
• Regulations to prevent spread of infectious disease at hookah bars – 1/21/11
• State Hookah Regulations – 8/12/10
• Countering the "business case" for e-cigarette use – 8/5/10
• Public education on new tobacco products – 9/10/09
• Fact sheets or hand-outs on e-cigarettes – 5/1/09
• New/emerging tobacco products – 1/14/09
• Mint snuff – 10/11/05

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Collaboration/Partnerships

• Collaboration with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) chapters – 10/18/12
• Coalition building in rural areas – 7/24/12
• Characteristics of Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs (CDSMP) that include tobacco – 7/3/12
• Health departments participating in housing industry organizations – 5/24/12
• Interagency collaboration for retailer compliance checks – 3/6/12
• Working with WIC offices to increase access to smoking cessation services – 11/15/11
• Collaborations with local health departments – 11/15/11
• Coalition building strategies – 7/1/11
• Partnerships with pharmaceutical companies – 5/19/11
• Partnering with Medicaid offices to address barriers to NRT access – 11/19/10
• Collaborations with cancer control programs – 8/25/10
• Tobacco control partnerships with family/maternal health programs – 8/25/09
• Coordinated school health programs – 11/7/06
• Partnerships with Salvation Army – 11/16/05
• Working with comprehensive cancer programs – 8/18/05

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Miscellaneous

• Tobacco position statements – 2/4/11
• Phasing in a tobacco tax – 2/2/11
• Distance learning for local coalitions – 9/7/10
• Menthol marketing watch – 5/26/10
• Developing tobacco-specific trainings for community-based programs and medical providers - 1/23/08
• Tobacco control orientation materials for advisory/oversight committee – 9/12/07
• Legislation re: nicotine yield and tobacco product language – 1/18/07
• Pros/cons of changing state smoker protection laws – 12/21/05
• Orientation manual for new community coordinators – 11/2/05
• Developing a state tobacco resource center – 4/14/05

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Additional Listservs

• Members of the North American Quitline Consortium (NAQC) may ask quitline-related questions on the NAQC member listserv.