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The mission of the Network is to help increase the capacity in every state to establish effective, sustainable, and affordable cessation services to help tobacco users quit and stay quit. We seek to do this by linking state and national cessation leaders together to share information, resources and strategies, thereby enabling programs in each state to become more comprehensive and successful.

**New** Medicaid Partnership Project Report. The Medicaid Partnership Project report presents case studies from six states, summary recommendations, and resources. Together with the 3-part conference call series, the report is intended to help state tobacco control programs partner more effectively with Medicaid programs in order to increase access and use of Medicaid benefits and services. For more information, visit the Medicaid Partnership Project section.

Online CME course: Meeting the Challenge of Tobacco Cessation for Persons with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders.

**NEW** BEA Resource Guide Supplement. This new, 29 page document supplements the Resource Guide with practical strategies and advice from four states for implementing tobacco policies and treatment in mental health and substance use settings. The Resource Guide Supplement also includes an updated list of resources and tools.

TCLN Roundtable Discussions
Topic: Improving the Use of Medicaid Cessation Services through Partnerships between Medicaid and Tobacco Control Programs July 21, 2009: Oregon and New York Case Studies Agenda Overall Findings from the Medicaid Partnership Project Wendy Bjornson, MPH Director, Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network Oregon Medicaid Case Study: Oregon Tobacco Prevention and Education Program and Oregon Health Plan Partnership Wendy Bjornson, MPH Director, Tobacco Cessation Leadership Network Laura Saddler, MPH, CHES Self-Management Program Manager, Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention, Oregon Public Health Division Susan Good, RN Disease Management/Prevention Coordinator, Division of Medical Assistance Programs, Department of Human Services Sarah Bartelman, MPH Quit Line Liaison, Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention, Oregon Public Health Division Milestone Summary, OHP Tobacco Cessation Program (June 2005) New York Tobacco Control Program and Medicaid Partnership Annie Beigel, BS, MFA Manager of Cessation Programs, New York State Department of Health, Tobacco Control Program Jeffrey Willett, PhD Director, New York State Department of Health, Tobacco Control Program July 28, 2009: Oklahoma and Utah Case Studies Agenda Oklahoma Case Study: Oklahoma Tobacco Control and SoonerCare Sally Carter, MSW, LCSW Director of Statewide Initiatives, Tobacco Use Prevention Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health State-Level Medicaid Expenditures Attributable to Smoking This study estimates state-level smoking-attributable Medicaid expenditures. Also available at: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/jul/08_0153.htm Utah Tobacco Prevention and Control Program and Medicaid Partnership Marci Nelson Health Program Specialist, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program, Utah Department of Health Russ Labrum Health Program Manager, Division of Healthcare Financing Utah Department of Health August 4, 2009: Wisconsin and Minnesota Case Studies Agenda You Can Afford to Quit: Medicaid Covers It / A Campaign to Promote Medicaid Tobacco Dependence Treatment Benefits in Wisconsin Lezli Redmond, MPH Director for Education & Outreach Programs, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention Rob Adsit, MEd Education and Outreach Programs Manager, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention ClearWay Minnesota^SM and the “Call it Quits” Collaborative Jennifer Cash, MPH Senior Cessation Manager, ClearWay Minnesota^SM

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