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- Recruit Network participants, increase participation of members in decision making and ownership, search input to build membership of researchers and non-tobacco focused constituents.
- Update communications system, website, have calendar of events, increase press releases coverage of tobacco, and participate in raising awareness of Latino issues.
- Participate in National Network Consortium Activities and develop partnerships and opportunities for collaboration with Partners and CDC.
- Develop capacity building training including technical assistance for different audiences nationwide.
- Gather existing examples of promising and best practices in tobacco control for Latinos and share this information with collaborators, Office of Smoking CDC, States and other national tobacco control partners.
- Manage and maintain a current and active list of Training Consultants who have expertise in various areas of tobacco control.
- Support the operational and administrative functions of NLTCN to maintain and strengthen network.
- Promote the use culturally competent materials, cessation and the state funded quitline.
- Promote policies that will reduce the exposure to secondhand smoke at the local, state, and federal levels, including comprehensive clean indoor air policies.
- Support efforts to increase tobacco taxes in order to increase price to reduce use initiation and promote quitting.
- Participate in the identification of gaps in methodologies and needed resources at local and state levels.
- Publish, distribute and make available through the website fact sheets, reports and materials on tobacco consumption and its impact on latino communities.
- Promote private policies in support of smokefree housing, cars, parks, casinos, bowling alleys and other establishments typically not protected.
- Increase capacity at the local level to address tobacco issues through leadership, advocacy, and training.
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