The National Networks for Tobacco Control and Prevention

In 2006, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) funded six Networks to provide leadership and expertise in the development of policy related initiatives (including environmental and systems change) and utilization of proven or potentially promising practices when available or appropriate.  The Networks collaborate with the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) which includes OSH, Network members, Network partners, States, and other local and national tobacco control organizations to advance the science and practice of tobacco control in the United States for all members of their population. 

The four goals of the NTCP are:

• Prevent initiation of tobacco use among young people
• Promote cessation of tobacco use among youth and adults
• Protect the public from exposure to secondhand smoke
• Identify and and eliminate disparities in tobacco use among populations groups

Each Network is expected to target specific subgroups experiencing tobacco-related disparities within their respective populations for interventions.  These efforts should reflect proven and promising strategies to define and eliminate tobacco-related disparities.  The Networks selected for the current two-year cycle (2006-2008) are:

• Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy, and Leadership (APPEAL)
• National African American Tobacco Education Network (NAATEN)
• National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (LCAT)
• The National LGBT Tobacco Control Network 
• National Network on Tobacco Prevention and Poverty (NNTPP)
• National Tribal Tobacco Prevention Network (NTTPN)

The National Networks represent the following populations:

• African American
• American Indian/Alaska Native
• Asian American/Pacific Islander
• Hispanic/Latino
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender
• Low Socio-economic