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Founded:

  June 28, 2006










Organizational Status:

  Collaboration between the Ohio Department of Health, Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program, and multiple statewide members.










Geographical Priority:

  Statewide










Mission:

  The mission of the Ohio Cross Cultural Tobacco Control Alliance is to identify and systematically eradicate tobacco related health disparities among underserved populations that are disproportionately affected by tobacco.










Vision:

  To eliminate tobacco-related health disparities across the state of Ohio.






Leadership:



Chairperson: Bruce Barcelo, Greene County Combined Health District; bbarcelo@gcchd.org

Vice Chairperson: Open

Secretary: Jessica Gibson, Belmont County Health Department; Jessica.Gibson@odh.ohio.gov

Treasurer: Suzanne Binau, Bucyrus Community Hospital; sbinau@bchonline.org

Program: Open

Media/Public Relations: Bonnie Kirsch; Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department; bonniek@zmchd.org

Membership: Sara R. Brown, Premier Community Health; brown@pch-dayton.org

Member-at-Large: Dr. Surendra Adhikari, Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services; sadhikari@ada.ohio.gov

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