Contacts with and participation in an extensive series of international and Czech events by the Czech and American partners created a large number of international partners from the US, Western Europe and the CEE-NIS. Several CEE-NIS partners have requested assistance in establishing a similar program in their countries. These activities indicate a solid basis for long-term program sustainability, increasing impact, and potential for replication in other parts of the region.
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Partnerships and Activities |
Key Local Partners and Contacts |
- Czech Hygiene Stations in nearly 30 districts
- Czech NGO's including heart disease & tobacco control organizations
Czech local and national media: over 21 newspapers, 8 radio stations, 3 TV channels, 4 press agencies, and 4 Internet media
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Key International Partners |
- Geneva-based UICC Globalink-for Internet-based tobacco control
- The American Heart Association, Dallas, TX-for grass roots activity
- Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Wash. DC-for policy reform
- Advocacy Institute, Wash. DC-for media and policy advocacy
- Food & Drug Administration, Office of Tobacco Program, Wash. DC
- US Dept. of Health & Human Services Smoking & Health DC Liaison Office, Washington DC
- American Cancer Society, Altanta, GA-grass roots activity
- U.S. grassroots organization, INFACT- advocacy
- BARTER. The Bay Area Region Tobacco Education Resource, San Francisco -the Buddy Program
- CEE-NIS partners in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Bulgaria, and others-collaboration & program extension
- WHO's Framework Convention for Tobacco Control-policy reform
- WHO's "Quit and Win" Campaign-decreasing smoking prevalence
- NET.C-Internet-based international tobacco control networking
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Key Program Dissemination Events |
- Series of press releases to Czech media resulting from each of four workshops/conferences, several national & regional radio interviews, TV interviews (Nova, Prima) & TV news magazines (a total of over 100 activities)
- WHO tobacco-control activities in Helsinki in October 99, Lisbon -November 99
- AHA Seminar on grass roots organization-Dallas, TX.-- November 1999
- Healthy Day activities in Prague, 1999, 2000
- International conference on tobacco control in CEEC in London-Jan. 2000
- WHO workshop on tobacco control for CEE countries, April 2000
- UICC International No Smoking Day, May 2000
- Harvard University conference: "Sustainability and Access to Health Information: Critical Assessment of Practical Uses of IT in the Developing World."- May 2000
- WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control -Geneva, May 2000
- Symposium at 11th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago, August 00
- AHA annual meeting-New Orleans, November 2000
- Series of smoking cessation counseling sessions, regional contests on radio for smokers, and posters distributed to all DITs-October 1999-Decemer 2000
- Regular updates, bulletins, resources on website-January -December 2000
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Key Indicators of Program Sustainability and Impact |
- Corporate sponsorships from Czech organizations for various program events
- Collaboration and partnerships listed above
- Program & policy representations to Czech policy makers at Parliament's request
- Establishment of TOB-CCP Network with partners within and outside the Czech Republic
- Increased interest from publicity from contacts with and regular coverage in Czech news media-- several national & regional radio interviews; TV news magazines; newspaper editorials & articles (a total of over 100 activities)
- Chairman of Czech Parliament's Health Committee participated in and endorsed TOB-CCP program and its recommendations
- Establishment of Czech Heart Association, sponsorships from Czech organizations and partnerships within and outside the Czech Republic
- Increasing use of TOB-CCP website by professionals and public
- Broad program dissemination and publicity from contacts with and regular coverage in Czech news media-over 100 national & regional radio interviews; TV news magazines; newspaper editorials & articles over 18 months
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Key Indicators of Program Extension |
- Several CEE-NIS organizations - especially in Hungary and Russia- requested collaboration to replicate program in their countries
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