title: Perspectives from the front lines of tobacco control.
abstract: This research is designed to share valuable experiences and transferable principles from program staff of the Legacy/Community Voices initiative who have been involved in planning, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining tobacco control activities in underserved communities. Interviews were conducted with 13 front line staff from 9 sites: Alameda County, California; Detroit, Michigan; El Paso, Texas; Ingham County, Michigan; Miami, Florida; New Mexico; North Carolina; Northern Manhattan; and West Virginia. A model emerged from these interviews that places the life cycle of a program in a central position, with many of the identified themes (working with local champions, obtaining support from multiple partners, increasing organizational capacity) repeated throughout, albeit in different forms at different stages. Reflecting upon wisdom gained and identifying best processes for such work may help ensure that tobacco control programs are developed that are culturally safe and effective in meeting the needs of diverse communities throughout the United States.
authors.affiliation: RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA. barri@rti.org
authors.forename: Barri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burrus
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Northridge
authors.forename: Lisa
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authors.lastname: Hund
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Kisha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Braithwaite
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sabol
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Healton
authors.forename: Henrie M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Treadwell
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wenter
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dolina
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vallone
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duke
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Batson
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blackwood
authors.forename: Zuzanne
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bristow
authors.forename: Wambui
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authors.lastname: Demps
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laton
authors.forename: Melany
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: Leda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pizarro
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ragonesi
authors.forename: Jodie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruland
authors.forename: Lucille
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Gayle
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authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: Sharon R
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authors.lastname: North
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D016730:Program Development; D012935:Social Justice; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000208:ethnology*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000208:ethnology*; D017132:Workplace