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Debra Morris, MPH, CHES, Rollins School of Public Health, Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, GCR 872, Atlanta, GA 30322, 404 712 8474, dmorr05@sph.emory.edu, Kathleen C Harty, MEd, Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1444 Hartford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55116, Dearell Niemeyer, MPH, Rollins School of Public Health, Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium, Emoery University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, and Pam Redmon, MPH, Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322.

Communities of Excellence Plus (CXP) is a natural progression of the Communities of Excellence (CX) project originally developed in 2000 by the American Cancer Society working with national partners to provide community tobacco control groups with a planning guide manual that also included a one-day orientation. An evaluation of the CX program found that participants wanted a more in-depth written resource combined with intensive training and follow-up technical assistance. CXP was developed in response to the evaluation of CX. It is a project of the Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium headquartered at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. CXP includes an expanded training and resource manual, a two and one-half day training, and intensive follow-up technical assistance. The primary elements of CXP are: Linking Tobacco Control to Other Community Priorities, Assuring Diversity in Local Tobacco Control Efforts, Connecting the Dots: Using Community Indicators & Assets to Focus Your Tobacco Control Plan, Engaging in Effective Policy Advocacy, Countering the Tobacco Industry, Making Assistance to Stop Smoking Part of Your Community-Based Tobacco Control Program, and Communications. The presentation will include an overview of the CXP training called, “The Academy of Excellence,” and preliminary information from several local communities on the efficacy of this approach in two pilot states, Hawaii and Montana.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the Communities of Excellence Plus (CXP) process that includes assessing your community, developing strategies related to community assessment, and developing action plans with behavioral outcomes.
• Assess the impact on successful communtity process and outcomes as a result of having access to the CXP training, resources and technical assistance. 3.Discuss the feasibility of utilizing the CXP model throughout the United States.

Keywords: Community Collaboration, Tobacco Policy

Related Web page: www.ttac.org

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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