Researchers from six academic institutions of higher learning work in partnership with tobacco prevention and control staff at DSHS to accomplish statewide tobacco prevention goals.
This tobacco evaluation and surveillance team was formed to help plan and evaluate the Texas Tobacco Prevention Initiative, a pilot study requested by the Texas Legislature to determine effectiveness of tobacco prevention efforts in Southeast Texas prior to statewide implementation.
Team members are listed below by organization.
Texas Department of State Health Services - Tobacco Prevention and Control
| Principal Investigator: |
Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H.
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| Contact Information: |
Health Promotion Unit
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
(512) 458-7200
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| Evaluation Activities: |
- Texas Youth Tobacco Survey
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
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| Web Site: |
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/tobacco |
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The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
| Principal Investigator: |
Nell H. Gottlieb, Ph.D.
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| Contact Information: |
http://www.uttobacco.org/
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| Evaluation Activities: |
- Applied research on tobacco control in communities and the 18-24 year old population
- Evaluation planning
- Highlights in Tobacco Control newsletter
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| Web Site: |
http://www.uttobacco.org/ |
The University of Houston
Department of Health and Human Performance
| Principal Investigator: |
Phyllis Gingiss, Dr.P.H.
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| Contact Information: |
http://www.uh.edu/hnets/contact.html
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| Evaluation Activities: |
- School and community infrastructure development
- Policy tracking and analysis
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| Web Site: |
http://www.uh.edu/hnets/Tobacco.html |
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The University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research
| Principal Investigator: |
Alfred McAlister, Dr. P.H.
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| Contact Information: |
7000 Fannin
Houston, Texas 77030
(713) 500-9689
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| Evaluation Activities: |
- Sentinel school and community outcome evaluation
- Health care provider surveys
- Adult tobacco survey
- Formative evaluation
- High school tobacco cessation program
- Programs for 18-24 year old population
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| Web Site: |
http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/chppr/ |
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Prairie View A&M University
College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology
| Contact Information: |
P.O. Box 4017
Prairie View, Texas 77446-4017
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| Evaluation Activities: |
- Retailer enforcement
- Law enforcement officer & judiciary surveys
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| Web Site: |
http://acad.pvamu.edu/content/juv_just/ |
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Baylor College of Medicine
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Research Center
| Principal Investigator: |
Luis Velez, M.D.
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| Contact Information: |
6655 Travis #322
Houston, Texas 77030
(713) 798-4184
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| Evaluation Activities: |
- Media gatekeeper monitoring and formative evaluation of media messages
- Tobacco sales data.
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| Web Site: |
http://www.bcm.edu/cdrc/home.html |
Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health
| Principal Investigator: |
Brian Colwell, Ph.D.
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| Contact Information: |
School of Rural Public Health
1266 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-1266
(979) 845-2387
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| Evaluation Activities: |
- Formative evaluation of Youth Tobacco Awareness Cessation Program
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| Web Site: |
http://srph.tamhsc.edu/default.htm |