Little research has been conducted to date on the need for and effective methods of tobacco-use cessation among youth. In addition, few cessation programs and interventions are currently available to the young tobacco user. To address this critical need, a group of research and program funders (representing the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer Institute, the National Cancer Institute of Canada, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) have formed a Collaborative on youth tobacco-use cessation. The overall goal of the Collaborative is to ensure every young tobacco user (aged 12-24) access to effective tobacco-use cessation interventions by the year 2010.
In 1998-99, the Collaborative developed a Blueprint outlining specific two, five, and ten-year objectives toward reaching the above goal. These include approaches to funding cessation research, program implementation, and knowledge dissemination, as well as strategies for increasing support and demand for cessation intervention. Current efforts of the Collaborative are focusing on carrying out the objectives.
This presentation will describe the Blueprint and discuss current work by the Collaborative in the areas of research (planning for new funding initiatives and developing common definitions and evaluation standards), implementation (developing assessment and evaluation tools and dissemination criteria), surveillance (expanding current surveillance through interagency collaboration), and database development and support (cross-organizational databases to track research, programs, and funding levels).
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session the participant will be able to: 1. Discuss the state of current research and programs on youth tobacco-use cessation. 2. Describe the National Blueprint for Action: Youth and Young Adult Tobacco-Use Cessation as put forth by the national Collaborative. 3. Discuss future directions to improve youth tobacco-use cessation
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.