Strategies

Welcome to our new Strategies section of the National Networks website!

This section features strategies specific for working with communities of color, low socio-economic status groups, and LGBT communities. Explore strategies on how to address the following tobacco control areas:

Additionally, this section features two mainstream frameworks for tobacco control policy. The first of these frameworks, MAPPS, was developed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is drawn from peer-reviewed sources and the Community Guide. The second of these frameworks, MPOWER, was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to help countries implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

While these two frameworks were not specifically designed for priority populations, we are incorporating their categories to organize helpful strategies and tools for addressing tobacco-related disparities in these communities.

MAPPS
The MAPPS (Media, Access, Point of Purchase, Price, Social Support & Services) framework highlights evidence-based strategies and practice that focus on policy, systems, and environmental changes to reduce tobacco use rates, initiation, and exposure to second hand smoke. As outlined by CDC, these tobacco control strategies include:

Media
Access
Point of Purchase
Price
Social Support & Services

MPOWER
The second framework, developed by WHO, is MPOWER (Monitor, Protect, Offer, Warn, Enforce, Raise). The strategies outlined in this framework provide a foundation for countries to implement and manage tobacco control. As outlined by WHO, these tobacco control strategies include:

Monitor
Protect
Offer
Warn
Enforce
Raise

The National Networks for Tobacco Control and Prevention are here to help and are a valuable resource for anyone working in tobacco control. For award recipients of Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) and anyone interested in receiving technical assistance and training (TAT), please take a look at our TAT profiles.

Lastly, the strategies section only highlights some of the tools and promising and proven practices for working with priority populations. The examples provided here are not meant to be prescriptive; they can be used as a guide and might be adaptable for multiple populations. We recognize that there are many other examples out there. If you would like to share how your community is mobilizing around tobacco, please contact us at: Info@tobaccopreventionnetworks.org.