PARTNERSHIP FOR A TOBACCO
FREE WISCONSIN
Our statewide commercial tobacco prevention coalition.
Thank you, tobacco prevention advocates!
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Reflecting on 2021, our movement accomplished a great deal despite the COVID-19 pandemic. On behalf of Dr. Todd Mahr, Coalition Chair, and the Steering Committee, I extend our gratitude to the many coalition members who stepped into leadership this year.
Visit our website to learn more about our coalition’s Steering Committee.
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VIRTUAL COALITION MEETINGS
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We met virtually three times this Spring. Our meetings focused on:
- Action steps to address Wisconsin’s youth vaping epidemic and tobacco-related disparities (April 14, 2021);
- Health equity in the tobacco prevention and control movement (April 29, 2021); and
- Moving past the pandemic and returning to in-person care: seizing opportunities to address tobacco addiction (May 19, 2021).
Three separate work groups planned these meetings, and in total, 300+ coalition members registered to attend. Click on the flyer files to learn more about the meeting topics and presenters.
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THANK YOU to all who served on the Meeting Planning Work Groups, as well as those who presented during the meetings. You made our coalition meetings a resounding success!!
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- Arthur Angove, MD – Retired, General Surgeon, Wisconsin Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Organizational Representative
- Vivek Balasubramaniam, MD - UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Health Organizational Representative
- Alysha Basel – Juneau County Health Department, South Central Alliance for Tobacco Prevention
- Sandy Bernier – Retired, Fond du Lac County Public Health, Five Counties Tobacco Prevention and Control Coalition
- Megge Casique - Southwest Alliance for Tobacco Prevention
- Jennifer Chiamulera – Oneida County Health Department, Northwoods Tobacco Free Coalition
- Bruce Christiansen – UW-Center for Tobacco Research & Intervention, WiNTiP
- Juanita Cobb – African American Tobacco Prevention Network
- Melissa Doud – Great Lakes Inter Tribal Council, Wisconsin Native American Tobacco Network
- Jenna Flynn - Marathon County Health Department, Nicotine Prevention Alliance of Central Wisconsin
- Kirsten Gundersen - Kenosha County Public Health, Wisconsin Association Local Health Departments and Boards Organizational Representative
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- Lauren James – Children’s Wisconsin Organizational Representative
- Crystal Landeros – UMOS, Hispanic Tobacco Prevention Network
- Lorraine Lathen – Jump at the Sun Consultants, LLC, Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Poverty Network
- Tammy Leonard – Washington County Community Services
- Lauren Lotter – Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation, First Breath Program
- Edgar Mendez – Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Poverty Network
- Christine Ullstrup, LCSW, CSAC, ICS – Meta House
- Fauzia Qureshi – Unite Wisconsin, Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network
- Sara Sahli – American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
- Charmaine Swan – American Lung Association, Northwest Wisconsin Lung Alliance
- Sarah Thompson – UW-Center for Tobacco Research & Intervention
- Marjorie Thorman, MSW – Jefferson County Human Services
- Sheila Weix – Marshfield Clinic
- Brian Williams, MD – UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, American Family Children’s Hospital, UW-Health
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ACTION PLAN MIDTERM REPORT
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We completed a Midterm Report for the Tobacco Prevention and Control Movement’s Action Plan. THANK YOU to everyone who served on Work Groups and Committees that provided input into our action planning process this Fall!
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- Sandy Bernier – Retired, Fond du Lac County Public Health, Five Counties Tobacco Prevention and Control Coalition, PTFW Policy Committee Co-Chair and Steering Committee Representative
- Jodi Bloch – Children’s Wisconsin Organizational Representative
- Molly Collins – American Lung Association, PTFW Policy Committee Representative
- Char Day – Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, PTFW Policy Committee Representative
- Kayleigh Day – American Lung Association
- Melissa Doud – Great Lakes Inter Tribal Council, Wisconsin Native American Tobacco Network
- Tana Feiner – Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, PTFW Steering Committee Representative
- Jenna Flynn - Marathon County Health Department, Nicotine Prevention Alliance of Central Wisconsin
- Nicole Hudzinski – American Heart Association, PTFW Policy Committee Representative
- Vicki Huntington –Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, PTFW Policy Committee and Steering Committee Representative
- Carleigh Olson – Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health, PTFW Policy Committee Representative
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- Lorraine Lathen – Jump at the Sun Consultants, LLC, Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Poverty Network, PTFW Policy Committee Representative
- Todd Mahr – Gundersen Health System, Coalition Chairman and Steering Committee Representative
- Pat McKone – American Lung Association
- Mike Metcalf – Wisconsin Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, PTFW Policy Committee Representative
- Jamie Michael – Wisconsin Public Health Association Organizational Representative
- Jodi Radke – Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
- Randy Radke – RJ Consulting, American Lung Association Representative
- Sara Sahli – American Cancer Society Cancer Action, PTFW Policy Committee Co-Chair and Steering Committee Representative
- Tim Sanborn – Froedtert South, PTFW Policy Committee Representative
- Connie Schulze - UW Health & UW School of Medicine and Public Health
- Ryan Sheahan – Dane County Alliance Against Commercial Tobacco
- Tommi Thompson – Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation, Steering Committee Representative
- Renee Wadzinski – American Lung Association, FACT Program
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Throughout 2021, coalition partners advocated for tobacco control policies.
- The 2021-22 State Budget maintained level funding for the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program.
- A tobacco 21 bill passed out of committees in both houses of the State Legislature. It has not yet been scheduled for a final vote.
- The Department of Health Services published revised standards for substance use prevention, intervention, and treatment services. Among several other changes, the revisions to DHS Chapter 75 include that services need written documentation outlining:
- Their approach to assessment and treatment for concurrent tobacco use disorders
- A policy regarding a smoke-free environment.
THANK YOU to everyone who educated state leaders to achieve these policy victories. Due to your actions, we will continue to reduce the burden of commercial tobacco across Wisconsin.
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As we move into 2022, please think about who you can invite to join the coalition to continue to reduce the burden of commercial tobacco across Wisconsin. We will have more opportunities to step into leadership as we plan our Spring meetings, coming soon!
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Sincerely,
Darcie K.G.Warren, MPA
Acting Coalition Coordinator
Partnership for a Tobacco Free Wisconsin
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