National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative
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The National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC) was formed in June 2005 to improve the public's health by increasing successful cessation
among tobacco users in the U.S. and Canada through collaborative efforts of committed organizations. Collaborative members represent major organizations that fund research, program, and policy initiatives related to tobacco cessation, as well as other organizations with a vested interest
in tobacco cessation.
Membership is open to any organization seeking to increase successful cessation and improve the public's health. Member organizations cannot be involved in activities that are in conflict with improving public health
. All members must agree to adhere to the guiding principles of the organization.
Members work together via:
Smoking cessation
Smoking cessation is the process of discontinuing the practice of inhaling a smoked substance. This article focuses exclusively on cessation of tobacco smoking; however, the methods described may apply to cessation of smoking other substances that can be difficult to stop using due to the...
among tobacco users in the U.S. and Canada through collaborative efforts of committed organizations. Collaborative members represent major organizations that fund research, program, and policy initiatives related to tobacco cessation, as well as other organizations with a vested interest
Vested interest
Vested interest is a communication theory that seeks to explain how influences impact behaviors. As defined by William Crano, vested interest refers to the amount that an attitude object is deemed hedonically relevant by the attitude holder...
in tobacco cessation.
Guiding principles of the NTCC
All activities undertaken by this collaborative will follow seven guiding principles:- All activities will be based on the best scientific evidenceScientific evidenceScientific evidence has no universally accepted definition but generally refers to evidence which serves to either support or counter a scientific theory or hypothesis. Such evidence is generally expected to be empirical and properly documented in accordance with scientific method such as is...
currently available. - Coordinated efforts will be needed to make the largest impact.
- Multiple parties (public and private) will need to collaborate to make progress.
- Increasing tobacco cessation will require eliminating barriers and facilitating changes.
- The best available dissemination techniques should be used to successfully implement key strategies.
- Implementation must be evaluated.
- Research to identify more effective tobacco-use cessation interventions, and methods for disseminating them, should be supported.
Members
Collaborative members represent major organizations that fund research, program, and policy initiatives related to tobacco cessation in the United States and Canada, as well as other organizations with a vested interest in tobacco cessation.Membership is open to any organization seeking to increase successful cessation and improve the public's health. Member organizations cannot be involved in activities that are in conflict with improving public health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
. All members must agree to adhere to the guiding principles of the organization.
Members work together via:
- annual meetings in Washington, DC and Toronto
- monthly conference callConference callA conference call is a telephone call in which the calling party wishes to have more than one called party listen in to the audio portion of the call. The conference calls may be designed to allow the called party to participate during the call, or the call may be set up so that the called party...
s - conference calls among organizations working together on specific strategies