The Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium

What is TTAC?What Does It Do?

What is TTAC?

• Unique not-for-profit organization• National in scope• Neutral in stance• Flexible in approach

TTAC History

• Est. 2001 to provide state and local organizations with the necessary knowledge, abilities, tools and skills to succeed in reducing harm caused by tobacco

• Grant from the American Cancer Society, the American Legacy Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• Located in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University

TTAC Mission

Build capacity to achieve effective tobacco prevention and control programs and policies

TTAC Vision

Provide national leadership in technical assistance to strengthen community tobacco control programs

TTAC Services

• Provide training and technical assistance to state and local tobacco control programs and coalitions

• Maintain a cadre of skilled consultants available for on-site technical assistance

• Provide telephone consultation;• Improve coordination of technical

assistance among partner organizations

Philosophical Approach

• TTAC provides training and technical assistance to:– Increase knowledge and skills– Foster strong leadership– Increase organizational support– Strengthen partnerships

• The essence is capacity building

TTAC Assistance

• Technical assistance (eg, consultation, reviews)

• Information resources (especially web-based)

• Training support (planning, training activities, evaluation)

TTAC Provides Assistance On…

• Program development and implementation• Best practices and evidence-based

interventions• Program evaluation• Cultural competence, diversity and

inclusiveness• Strategic planning• Coalition building

TTAC Provides Assistance On…

• Long-term communication planning• Advocacy development• White Papers and legal research• Resource identification• Policy development and advocacy training

How Does Assistance Occur?

• Request is submitted via email, phone, or letter• TTAC staff responds and triages request• Technical assistance process begins, through

partners or through consultants• Work begins on activities• Project/activities end• TTAC receives report from consultant(s)• TTAC evaluates process and outcomes

Where You Come In

• Refer grantees or partners to us for assistance

• Refer possible consultants and experts to us to provide assistance

• Let us know what assistance you currently provide, and how we can complement your efforts

Partners

• CDC• SmokeLess States• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids• Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco• National African American Tobacco Prevention

Network• American Indian/Alaska Native support centers• Spaces available!!!

TTAC Successes

• Conducted a needs assessment of state and local programs

• Established a collaborative relationship with our national partners who provide tobacco advocacy through ongoing dialogue and reciprocal referrals

• Worked with LCAT supporting TA to the Latino coalition in pursuing settlement funds in 5 states

TTAC Successes

• Worked with LCAT supporting TA to the Latino coalition in pursuing settlement funds in 5 states

• Bolstered LCAT’s work with APPEAL in the first cross-cultural effort to train Latino local leadership

• Partnered with CDC to educate local communities on evidence-based programs in 5 states and with SmokeLess States to do needs assessments in 5 states

• Trained on the Clean Indoor Air initiative, impacting communities in 6 states

TTAC Successes

• Expanded the reach of the existing six state-based legal centers to a national scope to address growing legal challenges and providing legal TA to 6 states

• Supported the Daily News bulletins through Smoke Screen

• Provided TAT for clean indoor air through Americans for Non-Smokers’ Rights Foundation (ANR)

• Supported leadership development in local communities through the Advocacy Institute

Contact TTAC

• Phone: 404-712-8474

• Email: ttac@sph.emory.edu

• Via the web: www.ttac.org