Ohio Tobacco Research & Evaluation Center

Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation
300 E Broad St., Suite 310
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Tel: (614) 644-1114
Fax: (614) 995-4575
Website: www.otpf.org

Director of Research and Evaluation: Jeff Willett, Ph.D.
General Inquiries: info@otpf.org
Grant Program Inquiries: grants@otpf.org

The Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation (OTPF), formerly known as the Tobacco Prevention and Control Foundation (TUPCF), was created to help reduce the negative health and financial impact of tobacco use in Ohio. OTPF's mission is to reduce and prevent tobacco use by Ohioans. Its vision is to be the most effective tobacco-control agency in the U.S., while creating a tobacco-free Ohio.

CHARGE (Mission)
The Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation (OTPF) was created to help prevent and control the use of tobacco in Ohio. OTPF is charged with reducing tobacco use among Ohioans, with an emphasis on youth, minority and regional populations, pregnant women, and others who may be disproportionately affected by the use of tobacco.

OTPF works to achieve seven specific goals:

Prevent youth from using tobacco

Reduce tobacco use among youth

Reduce the use of tobacco by youth, minority and regional populations, and others who may be disproportionately affected by the use of tobacco

Reduce tobacco use among pregnant women

Reduce exposure to environmental (secondhand) tobacco smoke

Reduce adult tobacco use

Reduce smokeless tobacco use among youth and adults

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Wearn 152
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5065

Tel: (216) 844-8797
Fax: (216) 844-7832
Website: www.cancer.cwru.edu
Email: cancer@case.edu

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) based at Case Western Reserve University (Case) is a partnership organization supporting all cancer-related research efforts at Case, University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC), and the Cleveland Clinic. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, the Case CCC serves the cancer research and clinical needs of an urban manufacturing and rural agricultural region containing 3.8 million people in Northern Ohio.

The Mission of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center is to:

Improve the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of cancer through discovery, evaluation and dissemination

Stimulate and support innovative, coordinated interdisciplinary clinical research on cancer diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control

Develop clinical applications of discovery and make these available to Northern Ohio residents as quickly as possible through the integrated efforts of the major health systems in the region

Develop cancer prevention and control activities that build on the expertise of the Center and result in a reduction of cancer morbidity and mortality in Northern Ohio and the nation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Steps to a Healthier US Cooperative Agreement Program
4770 Buford Highway, N.E.,
Mailstop K-93
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5065

Tel: (770) 488-6452
Fax: (770) 488-8488
Website: www.healthierus.gov/index.html
Website: www.smallstep.gov
Email: nccdodsteps@cdc.gov

Mission: To promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.

CDC seeks to accomplish its mission by working with partners throughout the nation and the world to:

monitor health

detect and investigate health problems

conduct research to enhance prevention

develop and advocate sound public health policies

implement prevention strategies

promote healthy behaviors

foster safe and healthful environments

provide leadership and training

The CDC’s Steps to a HealthierUS Cooperative Agreement Program is a national, multi-level program that provides funding to 40 communities nationwide to support evidence-based community interventions. Coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Steps Program funds communities to implement chronic disease prevention and health promotion programs that target three major chronic diseases—diabetes, obesity, and asthma and their underlying risk factors of physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use.

Since its inception in FY 2003, the Steps Program has awarded more than $100 million to 40 communities (cities, states, and tribal entities) to implement evidence-based activities. In addition, Steps funds the YMCA of the USA as a national partner to expand the reach of community-based programs. The Steps Program is about improving lives—helping Americans reduce their risk of chronic diseases and live longer, better, and healthier.

Center for Tobacco Policy Research
Saint Louis University School of Public Health
3545 Lafayette Ave, Suite 300
St. Louis, MO 63104-1399
Tel: (314) 977-4027
Fax: (314) 977-3234
Website: www.ctpr.slu.edu/index.php
Email: ctpr@slu.edu

Since CTPR opened in 2001 the Center has worked on a number of large and small projects ranging from mapping the tobacco control leadership at the United States Department of Health and Human Services to evaluating the use of the Best Practices in ten state tobacco control programs.

The Center for Tobacco Policy Research has four main areas of focus and expertise:

Mission:
The Center for Tobacco Policy Research at Saint Louis University School of Public Health seeks to:

Conduct rigorous research and evaluation that is relevant and useful to tobacco control professionals and policymakers.

Establish effective and collaborative relationships with national, state, and local tobacco control partners.

The Center for Tobacco Policy Research believes that through effective research, partnerships, and communication, we can affect change.

Community Vision Council
United Way of Greater Cleveland
1331 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Tel: (216) 436-2214
Website: www.uws.org/community/cvlc.asp

The United Way and a number of other community partners and volunteers in the Greater Cleveland area started a community-wide initiative called the Community Vision Council to build a successful model for economic development and apply it to human development. The Community Vision Council is a group of private and public sector leaders along with health and human service experts focus efforts on long-term solutions to local health and human service needs in the community. This group has taken the lead in working collaboratively in public/private partnerships on community-wide issues and building a new health and human service infrastructure to improve the quality of life for all Greater Clevelanders. The Community Vision Council’s agenda is focused around four priority areas:

Cuyahoga County Board of Health
5550 Venture Drive
Parma, Ohio 44130
Tel: (216) 201-2001
Fax: (216) 676-1325
Website: www.ccbh.net/ccbh/opencms/CCBH

The Cuyahoga County District Board of Health has been serving the cities, villages and townships of Cuyahoga County since 1919. As Ohio's largest health district by population, and also one of the nation's largest, the Board of Health provides a broad range of quality driven public health programs and services. The Ohio Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Environmental Protection Agency have rated the Board's services as exceptional in the areas of management, implementation and public health impact.

Community-wide Programming
The community-wide programming, which targets all of Cuyahoga County, includes the following: adult surveillance (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey); youth surveillance (Partnership Youth Tobacco Survey); county-wide marketing campaigns; vendor compliance/education workshops and Community-wide education and awareness of the Smoke-Free Work Place Act.

Kent State University
Health Promotion and Education Program
Department of Adult, Counseling, Health, and Vocational Education
Kent, OH 44242
Tel: (330) 672-0679
Fax: (330) 672-3063
Website: www.ehhs.kent.edu/achve/programs/HE

The Health Education and Promotion (HEDP) Program offers a B.S. degree in Community Health Education and a B.S.E. in School Health Education, a master's degree in Health Education and Promotion with concentrations in Community Health and in School Health Education (licensure) as well as the Ph.D degree. These degree programs are developed following the guidelines developed by the Health Education Role Delineation Model. Kent State University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and the College and Graduate School of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

The mission of Health Education and Promotion (HEDP) includes the following:

To contribute to the knowledge and understanding of health behavior through scholarly research

To maintain the highest standards of academic excellence in teaching and the professional preparation of future health promotion specialists at both the undergraduate and graduate levels

To develop leaders who will contribute to the growth of the profession and the accomplishment of societal health goals

To serve as a health promotion resource to the community, both regionally and nationally

The Tobacco Risk Reduction Program is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health as part of the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP). The NTCP has four goals:

The NTCP goals are accomplished through four program components:

The Ohio Tobacco Risk Reduction Program coordinates or is involved in the following activities:

Responds to inquiries from the public, elected officials and others

Provides model policies for schools, public places and worksites

Provides training for school personnel in the Life Skills Training curriculum through a grant with a training provider

Works with other public and private agencies to coordinate tobacco use prevention activities in Ohio and nationally

Tracks local, state and national rules, regulations and laws relating to tobacco use prevention and control

Plans and implements training opportunities for tobacco control advocates and public health workers on specific tobacco control topics such as worksite policies, media and policy advocacy and the latest in cessation methods

Assists the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services and the Ohio Department of Public Safety tobacco vendor compliance checks by providing sampling protocol and analysis of data

Conducts the Statewide Ohio Youth Tobacco Survey to monitor the use, knowledge and attitudes of middle and high school students about tobacco

The Center for Tobacco Policy Research believes that through effective research, partnerships, and communication, we can affect change.

Tobacco Program Evaluation Group
University of Colorado Cancer Center
13001 E. 17th Place/MS F542
P.O. Box 6508, Aurora, CO 80045
Tel: (303) 724-3541
Email: Arnold.Levinson@uchsc.edu

The Tobacco Program Evaluation Group website is currently under construction.

Tobacco Public Policy Center
303 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215-3200
Tel: (614) 236-6770
Toll-Free: (866) 999-TPPC
Fax: (614) 236-7308
Website: www.law.capital.edu/tobacco/
Email: tobacco@law.capital.edu

The Tobacco Public Policy Center at Capital University Law School is funded through a grant from the Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation (OTPF). It is Ohio’s first and only tobacco policy resource center. The Center helps employers and employees, property owners and residents, public officials, advocates, policymakers, local governments, and legal counsel understand and apply tobacco-related laws and regulations.

Ultimately, the Center strives to save lives through effective tobacco policy change. By conducting research, educating policy makers and community groups, and participating in the analysis and debate of tobacco control issues, the Center aims to:

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