Implementing Network-State Collaboration

1. Implementing Network-State Collaboration A Program of the Health Education Council Ayanna L. Kiburi, MPH Director

2. NAATEN Mission To eliminate tobacco use in the African American community by serving as leader and unified voice on a national level and engage African American/Black organizations in preventing and eliminating tobacco use

3. Faith organizations: Churches Organized to Save Tomorrow, Black Clergy for Substance Abuse Prevention AME Department of Church Growth and Development City of Refuge-The Fellowship Partnership for African American Churches State Departments: _ Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Faith Initiatives Medical organizations: National Medical Association National Black Nurses Association National Dental Association Civic/social organizations: International Federation of Black Prides National Pan-Hellenic Council Black Caucus of Health Workers Stakeholders

4. Leading Causes of Preventable Death for African Americans/Blacks

5. Engage non-traditional partners Increase institutional capacity in tobacco control Assist state tobacco control administrations to reach AA population Develop tobacco control education training, materials and policy NAATEN Model

6. Leadership Initiative • Culturally tailored, community-based tobacco prevention/control for young adults • Increase the demand for and use of cessation among AA pop • Institutional policy change

7. Clinical Initiative • Culturally tailored health systems approach to increase use of cessation interventions among AA pop • Training for health care providers • Institutionalize routine delivery of cessation services with brief intervention using Ask, Advise and Refer

8. Faith-Based Initiative • Culturally tailored, community-level intervention tool to increase AA church leadership in tobacco control/cessation • Pastor and health minister training to implement tobacco control activities • Technical assistance and Evaluation Be Free Indeed! Tobacco Prevention for the African American Church Culturally relevant, tailored messages for men, women, youth and preachers.

9. Resources: Be Free Indeed! Tobacco Prevention Tools for the African American Church toolkit NAATEN trained facilitator (local pastors in IL,TN,IN,CA,MS,TX,WV) Staff support (packets, training materials, TA, short term evaluation, etc.) Network-State Collaboration

10. Initiated: CDC/OSH promotion of NAATEN via training Piloted training and state-wide implementation 2005 National conference session Marketing letter/materials to state tobacco control departments Follow-up calls Marketing and promotion via website, conferences, meetings, word of mouth Network-State Collaboration

11. Reciprocal nature: Identification of local needs/challenges Address disparity (CDC goal 4) via allocated funds Collaborative/flexible approach to implementation Incorporation of local statistics Lead organization recognition/promotion Material fulfillment Network-State Collaboration

12. Sustaining efforts: Community-level, institutional change Local stakeholder participation/engagement Relationship with community Evaluation and modifications Framing tobacco within health initiatives Network-State Collaboration

13. Confusion about funding of national network (Education vs. Prevention) State tobacco control contact information outdated Relationships between state and community Follow-up after training Local pastors Challenges

14. NAATEN Partners • Indiana • Nebraska • Tennessee • Maryland • Denver • West Virginia • Utah • Colorado

15. Judy Martin Nebraska’s Perspective

16. Case studies and dissemination of recommendations to states Faith based implementation package to states Agreements Outcome evaluation (# in cessation, # using quit line, # of smoke free homes) Participation in CDC/OSH disparity training for states Next Steps

17. Contact Information Contact NAATEN at (888) 442-2836 or check our website at: www.naaten@healthedcouncil.org