Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative and National Blueprint for Action.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the formation of the Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (YTCC), a voluntary collaborative of leading funders of youth tobacco cessation research and services.


METHODS
The long-term goal and specific short-term (2-year) goals, strategies, and accomplishments are briefly described with reference to its guiding action plan: National Blueprint for Action: Youth and Young Adult Tobacco-Use Cessation.


RESULTS
Aiming to accelerate the pace of discovery and application, YTCC efforts have created a strategic vision for making progress toward filling key knowledge and intervention gaps.


CONCLUSIONS
Lessons learned about effective partnership are reviewed, and future directions are described.
Orleans
C Tracy
CT
Epidemiology Branch, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. cto@rwjf.org
Arkin
Elaine Bratic
EB
Backinger
Cathy L
CL
Best
Allan
A
Crossett
Linda
L
Grossman
Debra
D
Husten
Corinne
C
Malarcher
Ann
A
Marshall
Tracy
T
Maule
Catherine O
CO
Thornton
Amber Hardy
AH
D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000328:Adult; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014481:United States; D014837:Voluntary Health Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration