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APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

Frank Chaloupka, PhD¹, Cindy Tworek, PhD, MPH², Catherine Siebel, MA¹, and Carol Schmitt, PhD³. (1) Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608, 312-413-8906, fjc@uic.edu, (2) Center for Tobacco Independence, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04102, (3) Batelle, 6115 Falls Rd, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21209

This will be a moderated discussion and question-answer session by all panel presenters. Overall SmokeLess States (SLS) evaluation findings and their implications for key policy outcomes will be discussed, in addition to the effects of state-level funding related to SLS media, legislation, and strength of tobacco control (SOTC) components. SLS evaluation findings will be synthesized and presented to help states, policy-makers, advocates, and coalitions better understand: implications, effects on policy, and their relationship to tobacco use.

Learning Objectives:

• -Synthesize evaluation findings for SmokeLess States media, legislation, and SOTC components
• -Describe how state-level funding affects policy outcomes for SmokeLess States media, legislation, and SOTC components
• -Relate overall SmokeLess States evaluation findings to tobacco use and key policy outcomes for states, advocates, and coalitions

Keywords: Tobacco Policy, Evaluation

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No