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CAPT Aron Primack, MD, MA Health Scientist Administrator Fogarty International Center

Fogarty International Center Tobacco Control Research Program. CAPT Aron Primack, MD, MA Health Scientist Administrator Fogarty International Center National Institutes of Health Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health Global Tobacco Use and Surveillance Washington, DC April 13, 2005.

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CAPT Aron Primack, MD, MA Health Scientist Administrator Fogarty International Center

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  1. Fogarty International Center Tobacco Control Research Program CAPT Aron Primack, MD, MA Health Scientist Administrator Fogarty International Center National Institutes of Health Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health Global Tobacco Use and Surveillance Washington, DC April 13, 2005

  2. National Institutes of Health - Mission statement The National Institutes of Health, an agency of the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, is the steward of biomedical and behavioral research for the Nation.

  3. Fogarty International Center – Mission Statement Address global health challenges through innovative and collaborative research and training programs and supports and advances the NIH mission through international partnerships.

  4. FIC Tobacco Control Research and Research Training Program • Unique: a 50/50 research and research training • Partners: • National Cancer Institute • National Institute on Drug Abuse • National Institute of Nursing Research • National Institute of Child Health and HumanDevelopment • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • World Health Organization

  5. Why Are We here? Prague, Czech Republic March, 2005

  6. WHERE ARE OUR PROGRAMS? Cambodia Russia Egypt Syria China Lao Dominican Republic Mexico Brazil Indonesia Argentina South Africa India

  7. Overarching Research • All are multidisciplinary and have multiple projects • Development of centers of excellence of in-country research • Training through various means • Short term courses in the US • Short term courses in the foreign country • Long term training • Masters degrees • PhD degrees

  8. Overarching Research (cont.) • An overall goal: develop capacity to carry out successful research and consideration of public health in the foreign country • Consider operational aspects • Consider policy implications

  9. Types of Research • Economics and Policies • The-Wei Hu (UC Berkeley) -- China • Training, curriculum development, and policy • Linda Ferry (Loma Linda U) -- Lao Republic; Cambodia • Adolescent Behavior and Cessation policies in school • David Brook (NYU) -- Adolescents in South Africa • Harry Lando (U MN) – India; Indonesia • Eliseo Perez-Stable (UCSF) – Argentina

  10. Types of Research (cont.) • Prevention in children • Ken Resnicow (U Mich) – South Africa • Cheryl Perry (U MN) -- India; Indonesia • Gary King (Penn State U) – South Africa • Prevention in adults • Ebenezer Israel (U MD) -- Egypt

  11. Types of Research (cont.) • Awareness and Cessation using Rural computer-assistance • Deborah Ossip-Klain (U Rochester) – Dominican Republic • Side-stream Smoke (Environmental Tobacco Smoke) • Jonathan Samet (JHU SPH) – China; Brazil; Mexico

  12. Types of Research (cont.) • Epidemiology and surveillance Data • Richard Peto (Oxford) -- Russia • Prabhat Jha (U Toronto) -- India • Ken Ward (U Memphis) -- Syria

  13. Contact Information Aron Primack, M.D.Program Officerprimacka@mail.nih.govFogarty International CenterNational Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD, USA

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