In this joint Share & Learn session with local oral health programs (LOHPs) and local lead agencies (LLAs) in tobacco prevention, we will explore shared tobacco cessation goals and objectives and hear more about the intersection between tobacco use and oral health. You will hear from two tobacco researchers from the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences at the UCSF School of Dentistry, Benjamin Chaffee, Professor, and Liz Couch, Project Policy Analyst, along with Rachel Colorafi, Program Consultant with the California Tobacco Prevention Program (CTPP) in the California Department of Public Health. Our presenters will share the latest research on tobacco use and its impact on oral health along with tobacco cessation resources. We will end the Share & Learn with questions and discussion on how LOHPs and LLAs are implementing their tobacco cessation objectives. Our goal for this session is to bring everyone up to speed on current tobacco and oral health research and resources and provide opportunities to collaborate across programs locally.
Participants will improve their abilities to:
- Learn about CTPP and the shared tobacco goals and objectives of LOHPs and LLAs.
- Understand how tobacco use impacts oral health.
- Share resources to support tobacco cessation efforts locally and statewide.
- Discuss implementation of tobacco cessation objectives.
