Takeaways from the National Conference on Tobacco or Health 

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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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Coalitions in Action: Belchertown Overcoming Adversity Together  

Since its start in 2016, the Belchertown Overcoming Adversity Together (BOAT) Coalition has made a name for itself as a powerhouse for prevention and building community connections. What started as a taskforce addressing opioid misuse has grown into a well-rounded, youth-focused coalition grounded in public health, compassion, and evidence-based practices.

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Introducing Our 2025 Karel Fellow 

This summer, CADCA welcomed Gubat Abdullaev to the organization through the Frank Karel Fellowship in Public Interest Communications. The Karel Fellowship is an eight-week program that matches undergraduate students with non-profit organizations in the Washington, DC area, with the goal of encouraging them to consider professional opportunities in the field of public interest communications.

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Youth Leaders Awarded Scholarships to Attend CADCA Conferences 

CADCA is proud to spotlight nine youth leaders selected for its Voices of Youth program, a SAMHSA-funded initiative run by CADCA in partnership with the HOSA Future Health Professionals.

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Maryland Teens Call Out Tobacco’s Influence 

On June 14, teens from across the state of Maryland gathered for the Take Back Your 10 (TB10) Youth Summit, a day dedicated to celebrating the high school students’ efforts throughout the year and exploring how tobacco shows up in their everyday lives. TB10 is a youth-led, adult-guided program aimed at promoting youth voices through education and awareness of how the tobacco industry markets in their own neighborhoods.

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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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What Evaluation Looks Like When It’s Done Right

To bring the content to life, the webinar featured real-world examples from PreventEd and the Lincoln County Community Opioid Response Effort (CORE), two Missouri-based organizations working in partnership with CPHSS to integrate evaluation into their daily operations.

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President’s Budget Release

CADCA will be holding a webinar on June 17 at 2:00 PM, in which our Public Policy Consultant, Sue Thau, will provide a more detailed briefing about the President’s Budget Request including what we are advocating for with Congress and to answer questions from the field.

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What’s My Role? Helping Youth Lead in Your Coalition

We talk a lot about bringing youth to the table and engaging them in coalition work, but what happens once they’re there? If we want to be serious about our prevention efforts, we must invest in youth leadership and make space for them to lead within the community coalition structure.