Resources and activities for military personnel – 8/1/06

Q: a) Does your state currently fund activities or work with any military bases/military population?
b) Do you have any information, resources or materials regarding working with military bases?
c) What activities have been successful? What activities have not been successful? Lessons learned?

A:

1. Alabama - Alabama hasn't worked with military bases, but I look forward to seeing what everyone else is doing because we probably SHOULD be!
    
2. California - In California, we have recently funded a project, (Project UNIFORM [Undo Nicotine Influence From our Respected Military]). They are working towards building relationships with local and statewide military organizations/personnel to increase the awareness of our California Smokers' Helpline (1-800-No-Butts) to active military personnel at military installations. Project UNIFORM will also be coordinating with military support networks and health advocates to promote smoke-free indoor and outdoor housing areas.
   The prevalence data that we have used for active military in California was obtained through a "California Active Duty Tobacco Use Survey." The report can be downloaded from http://www.tcspartners.org/specstudsummit.html
   We anticipate that we will have some good information to share at the end of the project (June 2008).
    
3. Kansas - Kansas, also, is looking for strategies. We have identified this as a priority, but aren't sure what the issues are.
    
4. Michigan - We're not focusing on military personnel currently, but are interested in hearing from those that have been.
    
5. Nebraska – Currently we aren't doing any specific work targeting military bases.
    
6. New Hampshire - NH does not.
    
7. Ohio - We have just finished a CDC Supplemental Grant which allowed us to collect some preliminary focus group data on 13 communities. We have not made this "public" yet because we are working with a marketing contractor, but if someone may benefit now, we are sharing.
    
8. West Virginia – a) West Virginia has no full-time 'manned' military bases. However, DTP has worked with a few of our National Guard posts in various ways. Also, we have just begun allowing all active and reserve military personnel utilize our statewide tobacco quit line services free-of-charge.
   b) We did not develop specific materials or resources re: military activities.
   c) No real evaluation on prior activities, and it's too soon to tell if recently instituted quit line services will be utilized & successful.
   
    

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