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Our Services
TTAC is dedicated to assisting state and local partners in
building and developing highly effective tobacco control programs.
We accomplish this by working in direct partnership with our
clients and concentrating our services in:
- technical assistance
- training support
- information resources
- collaborative efforts
Our staff and consultants provide timely, high quality assistance,
helping the client identify solutions to move their tobacco
control efforts forward successfully. Throughout the process
TTAC encourages states and communities toward inclusive planning
to meet the needs of their varied populations. In every step
of the process we work together as fully integrated partners
— an approach that allows us to reach the ultimate goal
of increased capacity for comprehensive tobacco control in
local communities and at the state level.
Technical Assistance
TTAC maintains an experienced staff as well as a rich and
diverse pool of highly qualified consultants available for
on-site, telephone, and online assistance. TTAC staff and
consultants offer expertise in an array of areas including,
but not limited to: strategic planning; evaluation and evaluation
planning; cultural competence; policy and program implementation;
communications planning and management; and comprehensive
tobacco control program development.
Understanding that the challenges in tobacco control are complex
and varied, TTAC actively partners with many organizations.
To see a listing of these national organizations, click
here. Whatever the challenge, TTAC meets the needs of
the client by considering the nature of the assignment, the
geographic region, cultural appropriateness, and client timeline
sensitivities.
TTAC can provide
- Short-term technical assistance to state and local programs,
and coalitions, in the form of presentations and implementation
support in areas such as best practices, evidence-based
interventions, program evaluation, and diversity and inclusiveness
- Site visits to provide assistance with short- and long-term
strategic planning, coalition building strategies, program
evaluation, or development of communication plans
- Assistance in locating information, resources, or individuals
with a particular expertise
TTAC cannot provide
If you feel that TTAC can be of assistance to your program,
we invite you to complete and submit a Technical
Assistance Request Form, to call us at 404-712-8474, or
to send us an email.
Whether your request is basic or complex, we want to assist
you. If you are unable to describe your exact requirements
at this time, TTAC staff can also help you define those needs.
One of our staff members will respond to you promptly, review
your application, and determine the next steps.
Training Support
Fully trained tobacco control staff, coalitions, partners,
and grantees are invaluable to any program, but all too often
obstacles impede reaching this ideal. Perhaps you are unsure
of the best way to train your local grantees or how to address
training in view of perpetual staff turnover. TTAC can help
with your most perplexing training issues, by providing consulting
customized to meet your specific needs.
TTAC’s staff and consultants can help you
- Assess state/local training needs
- Develop a training plan for your state or local programs
- Design specific training programs
- Deliver a customized training or workshop
To request assistance with training, complete and submit
a Technical Assistance Request
Form and someone from our staff will contact you to determine
the next steps.
Information Resources
TTAC’s website provides easy access to timely information,
communications, and materials to increase knowledge, skills
and capacity. See our site map
for a look at the resources available to you. Please give
us feedback on what would make our site most useful to you.
Collaborative Resources
From its inception, TTAC has collaborated with other national
providers of technical assistance and with organizations that
especially seek to meet the needs of priority populations.
While our forte is responding quickly to technical assistance
and training requests, every day we work closely with our
national partners to build capacity in tobacco control programs
across the country.
For more information on these or other services, please contact
TTAC at ttac@sph.emory.edu.
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