StateCollaborations between states and priority population groups are extremely critical for ensuring effective tobacco control programs and policies. Here are recent examples from the National Networks for Tobacco Control and Prevention: 10/22/2010 The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections partnered with Break Free Alliance in piloting the second edition of Tobacco Cessation for Correctional Populations: A Health Education Manual. Overall the second edition was piloted at three sites in Louisiana: the Elayn Hunt Correction Center, the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, and the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Submitted by Break Free Alliance 10/19/2010 The North Dakota Department of Health invited the National LGBT Tobacco Control Network to Bismarck for their Annual Statewide Alcohol and Substance Abuse Summit and their quarterly sites meeting of CDC grantees. Gustavo Torrez, Program Manager for the Network, conducted a LGBT Cultural Competency Training during one of the breakouts at the summit and for their quarterly sites meeting of CDC grantees. During both presentations, the Network linked with Sharri Paxon, a local North Dakotan to explain the local tobacco control climate and to connect participants with a local advocate willing to assist them in their work. As a result of this collaboration, new connections were made to strengthen tobacco control efforts throughout North Dakota, particularly in addressing the tobacco related disparities faced by LGBT communities. Submitted by The National LGBT Tobacco Control Network
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