Putting Community Engagement into Practice: What You Need to Know
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Putting Community Engagement into Practice: What You Need to Know
Last week, we continued our Competencies in Focus webinar series with a deep dive into the Community Engagement competency. Led by Zara Petković from Washington University in St. Louis’ Center for Public Health Systems Science, Dr. Brett Maricque from the McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine, and CADCA Trainer Kristina Clark, the session explored what it takes to build meaningful relationships that support long-term prevention success.
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Building Coalition Readiness to Implement New Programs or Policies
What does it really mean for your coalition to be ready to implement a new strategy, program, or policy?
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Takeaways from the National Conference on Tobacco or Health
In August 2025, five CADCA staff members attended the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) in Chicago, Illinois. As one of the largest national gatherings for tobacco prevention professionals, the conference brought together leaders, practitioners, and advocates to share strategies and strengthen connections across the field.
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Conducting Store Assessments in Alcohol Outlets
Through the Retail Alcohol Data (RAD) Collaborative, 31 community coalitions across 15 states visited 2,368 stores to collect data on alcohol pricing, placement, and promotion.
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Partnering to Save Lives
Since 2020, CADCA and Walmart have partnered to educate community members about naloxone, a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.
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Introducing A New Webinar Series for Coalition Growth
Coalition work is complex. Building and sustaining an effective coalition takes structure, strategy, and a clear understanding of what makes community change stick. That’s why CADCA is launching Competencies in Focus, a new monthly webinar series developed in partnership with the Center for Public Health Systems Science at Washington University in St. Louis.
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GHEA Trains at Kentucky Youth Summit
CADCA’s Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) had the pleasure of training at Casey County Coalition’s Kentucky Youth Summit. This training aimed to educate youth on the importance of comprehensive, holistic k-12 commercial tobacco-free school policies and empower youth to advocate for healthier school environments.
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Clearing the Air: Steps to Going Smokefree
CADCA’s Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) recently partnered with American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation (ANRF) to host “Clearing the Air: Steps to Going Smokefree”.
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Clearing the Air Part 1: The Science of Secondhand Smoke
Since the 1970s, the nonsmokers’ rights movement has made significant progress toward expanding clean indoor air protections for everyone, and today 62.7% of the U.S. population is protected from secondhand smoke exposure by local or statewide smokefree laws.
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The Center for Black Health and Equity’s Position on Menthol
Today, we are highlighting a call to action from one of CADCA’s partners, the Center for Black Health and Equity
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