The Tobacco Evaluation & Review Board

The Board's 2008 Annual Report

The board's 2008 annual report was delivered to the Governor and General Assembly on January 15.

The Board's FY09 Tobacco Control Budget Recommendation

The board is required to submit an annual tobacco control budget recomendation to the Governor and the Legislature on October 1. At its September 19 meeting, the board voted to recommend a FY09 tobacco control program budget of $8,452,604, an increase of $3,227,657 over the current budget.

2008-2009 Vermont Tobacco Control Program Workplan

For more in-depth information about Vermont's comprehensive tobacco control program, please see board's annual report

2008 Board Meeting Schedule

PLEASE NOTE: For questions regarding public comment please contact the board's administrator at 241-2555 or tobaccoboard@ahs.state.vt.us.

Board Members

 

Board Minutes

The Board generally meets once a month in Montpelier for two hours and are open to the public. For more information, contact the administrator by telephone at (802) 241-2555 or by email at tobaccoboard@ahs.state.vt.us

The Board's Committees

The board has five committees: cessation, community and school programs, enforcement, evaluation, media and public education. Each committee convenes as necessary throughout the year. Meeting times and locations are posted on this website. Contact the board administrator at 241-2555 or tobaccoboard@ahs.state.vt.us for more information.

Request for Proposals for Grants and Contracts

The Tobacco Control Program in Vermont is implemented through three departments of state government and their partners, grantees, and contractors. The Department of Health has the largest appropriation for tobacco control and the greatest number of activities. The Department of Education is responsible for the school-based tobacco use prevention program, which they operate through grants to school supervisory districts/unions. The Department of Liquor Control is responsible for training retail clerks to comply with the laws prohibiting tobacco sales to minors and with conducting compliance checks of retailers in accordance with federal Synar requirements. The Tobacco Evaluation & Review Board is charged by the Legislature with responsibility for independent evaluation of the entire program.

On-line Information and Interesting Links

 

Vermont’s Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program

This program includes seven components that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend as essential to success: community-based coalitions, school prevention curricula and policies, cessation services, statewide provider education, media and public education, enforcement and evaluation.

May 16, 2007 Board Meeting

Will be held in the 4th conference room at the Pavilion in Montpelier. The first five minutes are open for public comment. Questions? Call 241-2555. The agenda will be posted on May 9.

June 20, 2007 Board Meeting

This meeting will be held from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in Stanley Hall, Room 100, Waterbury Complex

July 18, 2007 Board Meeting

PLEASE NOTE: This board meeting will be held by conference call. The board will meet by conference call on July 18, 2007 to review and approve the upcoming secondhand smoke media campaign. The scheduled meeting in the 4th floor conference room at the Pavilion will not be held on July 18. For more information, call 241-2555.

August 15, 2007 Board Meeting CANCELED

The August meeting is canceled to give the board's five committees time to review the FY08 line items relevant to their committee and recommend an FY09 budget for the entire board's review/approval on September 19, 2007. For more information, call 241-2555.

September 19, 2007 Board Meeting

The board is required to submit a recommendation to the Governor and the Legislature for the annual tobacco control program budget. The board will vote on its FY2009 budget recommendation on September 19, 2007. The board invites public comment prior to the vote. Please submit comments via fax, mail or email listed below by September 12, 2007. For more information, call 802-241-2555.

October 17, 2007 Board Meeting

Public Comment is held the first five minutes of the meeting

National Conference on Tobacco or Health

 

November 14, 2007 Board Meeting

Public Comment is held the first five minutes. The agenda will be posted one week prior to the meeting.

Adult Tobacco Survey 2001-2006: Summary RTI Evaluation

A Power Point Presentation presented by Theodore W. Marcy, MD, MPH, board chair, at the April 25 board meeting. Dr. Marcy highlighted the results of the RTI's independent evaluation of the Adult Tobacco Surveys from 2001-2006.

December 12, 2007 Board Meeting

PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION AND TIME: Stanley Hall, Room 100, Waterbury Complex, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Public Comment is held the first five minutes. Agenda will be posted one week prior to the meeting.

Scientific Advisory Panel

Experts will convene to review Vermont smoking cessation services and develop recommendations to coordinate network of services to help Vermonters quit smoking.

Evaluation Committee

Meeting will be held in Burlington. For location, please call administrator at 241-2555. Thank you.

January 9, 2008 Board Meeting

Will be held in 4th Conference Room, the Pavilion, Montpelier. For more information call 802-241-2555.

February 6, 2008 Board Meeting

The agenda will be posted one week prior to the meeting

March 12, 2008 Board Meeting

 

April 9, 2008 Board Meeting

The board will review the community coalition grant applications and make funding recommendations. Please note the meeting will be held from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

March 12, 2008 Board Meeting Agenda

 

RTI Annual Report: Vermont's Tobacco Control Program

 

Helping Patients Who Smoke

See article in the Spring 2008 Primarily Vermont, a newsletter dedicated to those who deliver and teach primary care, written by board chair, Ted Marcy, MD, MPH