National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative

Background
The National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC) was formed in June 2005 to improve the public's health by increasing successful cessation among tobacco users in the U.S. and Canada through collaborative efforts of committed organizations. Collaborative members represent major organizations that fund research, program, and policy initiatives related to tobacco cessation, as well as other organizations with a vested interest in tobacco cessation.

Guiding Principles of the National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC)
All activities undertaken by this collaborative will follow seven guiding principles:


 * 1) All activities will be based on the best scientific evidence currently available.
 * 2) Coordinated efforts will be needed to make the largest impact.
 * 3) Multiple parties (public and private) will need to collaborate to make progress.
 * 4) Increasing tobacco cessation will require eliminating barriers and facilitating changes.
 * 5) The best available dissemination techniques should be used to successfully implement key strategies.
 * 6) Implementation must be evaluated.
 * 7) Research to identify more effective tobacco-use cessation interventions, and methods for disseminating them, should be supported.

Members
Collaborative members represent major organizations that fund research, program, and policy initiatives related to tobacco cessation in the United States and Canada, as well as other organizations with a vested interest in tobacco cessation. The collaborative currently includes the following organizations:


 * Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
 * American Academy of Family Physicians
 * American Cancer Society
 * American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
 * American Heart Association
 * American Legacy Foundation
 * American Lung Association
 * American Nurses Association
 * American Public Health Association
 * American Society of Clinical Oncology
 * Arizona Cancer Center
 * Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
 * Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative
 * C-Change
 * Cecil G Shep Center for Health Services Research University of North Carolina
 * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 * Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
 * Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention University of Wisconsin
 * College of Medicine, University of Vermont
 * Environmental Protection Agency
 * Health Resources and Services Administration
 * Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
 * Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
 * National Cancer Institute
 * National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
 * National Institute on Drug Abuse
 * National Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit
 * North American Quitline Consortium
 * Partnership for Prevention
 * Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
 * Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
 * Tobacco-Free Coalition of Oregon
 * United States Department of Veterans Affairs
 * Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre

Membership is open to any organization seeking to increase successful cessation and improve the public's health. Member organizations cannot be involved in activities that are in conflict with improving public health. All members must agree to adhere to the guiding principles of the organization.

Members work together via:


 * annual meetings in Washington, DC
 * monthly conference calls
 * conference calls among organizations working together on specific strategies
 * e-mail

To find out more information about the National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative or to become a member, please visit us at http://www.tobacco-cessation.org