In this month's issue . . .

 

Welcome to the first edition of TRU News!  As promised at our recent annual meeting, NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund (HWTF) staff plan to carry the spirit of that gathering forward with this monthly communication on the first Friday.  That means more sharing of resources . . . more inclusion of expertise . . . and more attention to your accomplishments and challenges.
 
To meet these goals we need your regular input.  Send your grant manager stories and photos of your events.  Videos and audio recordings also can be shared along with newspaper articles with links.  No need to keep your stories secret.

  
As we introduce new sources of information, they will be stored in the TRU Toolkit.  This "library" will grow with each issue and you will have more reasons to turn to it than ever before.

   
The audience for TRU News extends beyond grantees.  Much of the information presented here will be for grantee use, but we intend to feature material of general interest to a broader market of policy makers, health professionals, educators and citizens interested in tobacco control issues. 

 
Not everything will interest everyone, but we believe there will be something in every issue that you will find of value. 

 

"News you can use."

 

TRU News

January 2010                  Issue 1

If you are “new” to the Tobacco Control Movement or just  want to learn more, go to The Basics of Tobacco Control—a Pathway to Change for more information on implementing a social change approach to tobacco control.

Or

Go to Tobacco 101 developed for the Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC) by the Organizational Development and Training Group at the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute in 2004. The curriculum was last updated and revised by TTAC in 2006.

Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation (TUPC)  Comprehensive Reports

Each year, the UNC School of Medicine’s Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program (TPEP) prepares a comprehensive report regarding all tobacco use prevention and cessation (TUPC) activities of HWTF.  It summarizes the overall impact of the many TUPC programs that comprise the tobacco control initiative.

To read the report, click here...

 

 

 

TRU Toolkit

HWTF Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Initiatives

Text Box: The TRU Toolkit contains useful information to use in managing your tobacco control program. The site contains forms, media, publications, articles and program ideas. It is for use by all Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Grantees and the public.

            Looking for program ideas?

Go to “Ideas You Can Use” page which is located in Grant/Program Management.  You will find grantee activities and event ideas that you can easily replicated in your community.

 

 

Need to speak to a fellow grantee…

 

All phone numbers and addresses of  TUPC grantees and technical assistance providers are included in the grantee contact list.