The Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco (LCAT) is teaming with Redes En Acción in a new campaign aimed at creating a national network of experts, researchers and community-based organizations working on tobacco prevention and control. The National Hispanic/Latino Tobacco Prevention and Control Network (NHLTPAC Network) is responsible for expanding leadership training, enhancing current networks with tobacco control and fortifying existing tobacco prevention and control efforts targeting diverse Hispanic subgroups across the country. The project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The NHLTPAC Network will convene "mini-summit" meetings in conjunction with Redes En Acción Regional Network Centers (RNCs). In addition, the NHLTPAC Network and these Redes RNCs will collaborate in training and mentoring tobacco prevention and control fellows at each site. Since smoking accounts for at least 30 percent of all cancer deaths, by providing national tobacco control training and support to the regional Cancer Control Networks, we will help build leadership and capacity to reduce the incidence of tobacco-related illnesses and premature deaths The significance and overall impact and benefit of this partnership affects not only the Latino community, but the country as a whole, as it reduces the overall smoking and cancer rates, and the costs associated with them. The ultimate goal of the NHLTPAC is to reduce tobacco prevalence in Hispanic communities by 20 percent and reach Healthy People 2010 goals.
Learning Objectives: 1) To identify the goals and objectives of the NHLTPAC Network. 2) To identify and describe how to build successful partnerships and enhance local leadership skills to reduce tobacco and alcohol use among Hispanic/Latino populations.
Keywords: Alcohol, Tobacco Control
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