The Training ScheduleSession details and meeting materials

Commercial Tobacco Strategy Track: Kick-off

Thursday, May 9, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PMFloor 7, Augusta Ballrooms C and D

Learning Objectives:

During this strategy track, attendees will:

  • Recipients will be able to describe how their tobacco activities integrate to support identified policy goal.
  • Recipients will be able to describe how they will evaluate their policy initiative.
  • Recipients will be able to identify appropriate tobacco policy resources.
  • Recipients will be able to describe how their media campaigns work to support adoption or enhancement of identified policy goal.

Agenda:

9:00 – 10:30AM. Introduction to an Integrated Approach to Policy Initiatives
Speakers:

  • Karla Sneegas, MPH, Branch Chief, Program Services Branch, Office on Smoking and Health (OSH), CDC
  • Renee Wright, MPH, Public Health Advisor, Program Services Branch, OSH, CDC
  • Trina Pyron, MPH, Lead Public Health Advisor, Program Services Branch, OSH, CDC

9:00 – 9:30 AM. Year 1, Step 1: Environmental and Policy Assessment Successes and Challenges
Group Brainstorming
Speakers:

  • Karla Sneegas, MPH, Branch Chief, Program Services Branch, OSH, CDC
  • Renee Wright, MPH, Public Health Advisor, Program Services Branch, OSH, CDC
  • Trina Pyron, MPH, Lead Public Health Advisor, Program Services Branch, OSH, CDC

9:30 – 10:00AM. Comprehensive Policy Approach
Facilitated by:

  • Karla Sneegas, MPH, Branch Chief, Program Services Branch, OSH, CDC
  • Recipient TBA

10:00 – 10:30AM. Challenges in Policy Work
Roundtable Discussions and Report Out
Speakers:

  • Karla Sneegas, MPH, Branch Chief, Program Services Branch, OSH, CDC
  • Renee Wright, MPH, Public Health Advisor, Program Services Branch, OSH, CDC
  • Trina Pyron, MPH, Lead Public Health Advisor, Program Services Branch, OSH, CDC

10:30 – 11:00AM. BREAK

11:00AM – 12:00PM. Focused and tailored policy technical assistance
Topical Roundtable Discussions
Roundtable Facilitators: CDC Staff from DNPAO and OSH