Texas Tobacco Summit

Thank you for making the 2014 Texas Tobacco Summit a success! The Summit, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the first Surgeon General’s report, Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General, was hosted by MD Anderson Cancer Center on June 26th and 27th in Houston. A total of 177 attendees from 59 institutions, organizations, agencies and communities met to discuss the current status of tobacco prevention and control and strategies for the future.

The Tobacco Summit aimed to inform, educate and foster a dialogue among traditional and non-traditional statewide and national tobacco control organizations working towards the elimination of tobacco use and exposure across the state of Texas. This summit served as a key step towards maximizing synergy, minimizing duplication of efforts, complementing each other’s work, and creating a platform to share information and tools with one another.

2014 Texas Tobacco Summit Presentations (PDF)

• Day 1:
  • The U.S. Surgeon Generals’ Reports: Past and Present
    Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS
    Distinguished Professor and Flora L. Thornton Chair
    Department of Preventive Medicine
    Keck School of Medicine of USC
    Director, USC Institute for Global Health
    
    
  • History of Tobacco Prevention and Control in Texas
    A journey from producer to consumer to public health leader
    Barry Sharp, MSHP, MACM, MCHES
    Manager
    Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch
    Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Section
    Texas Department of State Health Services
    
    
  • Costs of Tobacco
    Tim McAfee, MD, MPH
    Office on Smoking and Health
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    
    
  • Understanding the Burden of Tobacco in Texas
    David Lakey, MD
    Commissioner
    Texas Department of State Health Services
    
    
  • Tobacco Costs to Employers
    Bert Marshall
    President
    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
    
    
  • The Surgeon General’s Report and What We Can Do To Keep the Next Generation Tobacco-Free
    Matthew L. Myers
    President
    Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
    
    
• Day 2:
  • Tobacco-Related Disparities: SES, Context, and Smoking Cessation
    David W. Wetter, PhD
    Professor and Cullen Trust for Health Care Chair
    Department of Health Disparities Research
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    
    
  • Tobacco Use and Special Populations: Mental Health Disparities
    Jan Blalock, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Department of Behavioral Science
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    
    
  • Tobacco Industry Marketing
    Ritney Castine
    Youth Advocacy Director
    Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
    
    
  • Marketing E-Cigarettes & Other Tobacco Products to Youth and Young Adults
    Jack E. Henningfield, PhD
    The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Pinney Associates
    
    
  • "Enough is Enough" - National Plans
    Tim McAfee, MD, MPH
    Office on Smoking and Health
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    
    
  • Local Tobacco Prevention and Control Plans and Initiatives
    Phil Huang, MD, MPH
    Medical Director/Health Authority
    Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department
    
    
  • Existing Tobacco Prevention and Control Plans and Initiatives: Local/Regional Plans
    Jennifer Cofer, MPH, CHES, AE-C
    Interim CEO
    American Lung Association Plains-Gulf Region
    
    
  • CDC’s Tips Campaign
    Tim McAfee, MD, MPH
    Office on Smoking and Health
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    
    
  • Quitlines Today and in the Future
    Linda A. Bailey, JD, MHS
    President and CEO
    North American Quitline Consortium
    
    
  • Best Practices and Cessation Services: Working with FQHCs and Community Clinics
    Jennifer Irvin Vidrine, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Department of Health Disparities Research
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    
    
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Tobacco Treatment Program
    A Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation Program for Cancer Patients
    Paul Cinciripini, PhD
    Program Director
    Annie Laurie Howard Research Distinguished Professor and Deputy Chair
    Department of Behavioral Science
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    
    
  • The American Cancer Society’s Priorities in Tobacco Control
    Richard C. Wender, MD
    Chief Cancer Control Officer
    American Cancer Society
    
    

2014 Texas Tobacco Summit Planning Committee

• Karen Batory, MPA
  Vice President, Division of Public Health and Medical Education
  Texas Medical Association
• David B. Coultas, MD
  VP for Clinical and Academic Affairs & Physician-in-Chief
  UT Health Science Center Northeast
• Lewis E. Foxhall, MD
  VP, Health Policy
  UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Ernest T. Hawk, MD, MPH
  VP, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
  UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Steven H. Kelder, MPH, PhD
  Professor, Division of Epidemiology
  UT School of Public Health
• David L. Lakey, MD
  Commissioner
  Texas Department of State Health Services
• Sarah O’Leary, PhD
  Team Lead, Program Services Branch
  Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Claudia Rodas
  Director, Southern Region
  Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Richard C. Wender, MD
  Chief Cancer Control Officer
  American Cancer Society