Good bye, good luck and GOD bless!

Immaui Patterson
Twlia Laster
Sharon Chandler

The African American Tobacco Education Partnership (AATEP) was funded through the Tobacco Control Section (TCS) of the California Department of Health Services.  Administered by the California Black Health Network, AATEP is a statewide technical assistance, training and advocacy project that builds capacity of TCS-funded projects.

• Increase awareness of the disproportionately adverse health effects of tobacco use among people of African descent.
• Increase the effectiveness of tobacco control programs targeting people of African descent.
• Increase participation by community-based organizations, businesses and individuals in campaigns to reduce tobacco use among people of African descent.
• Enhance leadership, develop key leaders and mobilize communities to reduce tobacco use.
• Provide technical assistance & training through workshops, seminars and teleconferences.
• Provide sponsorship for tobacco control policy adoption in the AA/AI community.
• Develop or review educational & media materials.
• Assist smokers in quitting and eliminate reliance of tobacco industry sponsorship and funding.

The AATEP Advisory Committee

The African American Tobacco Education Partnership maintains an Advisory Committee (AC) of five to eight members. These members are from throughout California and are experts in tobacco control for African Americans and African Immigrants (AA/AI). Committee members understand community-organizing principles, hold leadership roles in his or her community, and collaborate with local lead agencies (city or county health departments).

The AC assists the Partnership with developing the media plan, acts as media spokesperson, reviews educational materials, participates in Information & Education visits to the California legislature, participates in strategic planning, and provides guidance and makes recommendations on tobacco related issues in the AA/AI community.

Our Campaigns 

Great African-American Smoke Out
Each year on the Third Thursday in November AATEP promotes the Great African American Smoke-out (GAAS) Campaign. In collaborating with the California Smokers' Help line and the American Cancer Society, AATEP will assist African American smokers in quitting tobacco use.

Smoking Facts Sheet

AATEP Partnership Staff Contacts

Immauri Patterson
Project Coordinator
ip@cbhn.org

Twlia Laster
Project Associate
tl@cbhn.org

Links

National Association of African-Americans for Positive Imagery NAAAPI
Reverend Jessie Brown
1231 N Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19122
215-235-6488
215-235-6491
http://www.naaapi.org/tobacco 

National African American Tobacco Prevention Network
NAATPN
Sheryl Watson Hyde
4044 W. Lake Mary Blvd., Suite 104 PMB 316
Lake Mary, FL 32746
800.4.NAATPN
www.NAATPN.org 

National African American Tobacco Education Network
NAATEN
Ayanna Kiburi
3950 Industrial Blvd., Suite 600
West Sacramento, CA 95691
888.442.2836
www.naaten.org

Resources

Centers for Disease Control (African American specific information)
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr_1998/sgr-min-fs-afr.htm

National American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org

The Tobacco Reference Guide
www.globalink.org/tobacco/trg/

Campaign Against Transnational Tobacco
www.bigtobaccosucks.com

California Legislation Information
www.leginfo.ca.gov

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
www.tobaccofreekids.org

American Legacy Foundation
www.americanlegacy.org

TRUTH teen anti-tobacco campaign
www.thetruth.com

 Quit Smoking Assistance

California Smokers' Helpline
1-800-NO-BUTTS

Black Women's Health Imperative
Ready, Set, Quit Online
www.blackwomenshealth.org

Pathways to Freedom:
Winning the Fight Against Tobacco
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit/pathways.htm