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Consulting Projects
CTPR is involved with several consulting projects. To learn about a few of these projects, please review the descriptions below.
| Midwest Casino Study |
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There is rich scientific evidence showing that restaurants and bars do not experience adverse economic effects when smokefree laws are
enacted. However, there have been few studies examining the effects of smokefree laws on casinos, in part due to the exemption of casinos from most state smokefree legislation. The passage of the 2007 Smokefree Illinois Act without a casino exemption provides a unique opportunity to examine the economic effect of the Act on casinos in Illinois and its neighbors, Missouri and Iowa. Partnering with non-profit Missouri GASP (Group Against Smoking Pollution) with funding from the Kerr Foundation, a team led by Jenine Harris of CTPR is currently collecting data on casino characteristics and revenue along with state economic characteristics in order to evaluate the economic impact of the smokefree legislation in light of the current economic climate.
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| Mapping National Tobacco Control Leadership and Activities |
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The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has overall responsibility for planning, guiding, and funding tobacco control and
research activities for the United States. These planning and funding activities are carried out within the various DHHS agencies. In order to develop and carry out a coordinated set of tobacco control plans, the staff in the DHHS agencies must be able to communicate with one another, coordinate activities, build informal and formal partnerships, and work towards a common goal of reducing the health
burden of tobacco. The primary aim of the DHHS Mapping Project was to create a map of the tobacco control leadership within the US
Department of Health and Human Services. Partnering with the DHHS, NIH, CDC, and Battelle, Doug Luke and Nancy Mueller of CTPR lead the
data collection and analysis efforts for this project.
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| Community Capacity Assessment Project |
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In 2007, the Center for Tobacco Policy Research (CTPR) was contracted to conduct a network analysis of St. Louis cancer services providers by the Program for the Elimination of Cancer Disparities (PeCAD) at the Siteman Cancer Center. There were two primary objectives of the Community Capacity Assessment Project: 1) describe the network of cancer support service providers in the St. Louis Metropolitan area; and 2) examine how the agencies interact and collaborate with each other. The results of this project will assist the PeCAD staff in their strategic planning efforts to help strengthen the network and reduce cancer health disparities in St. Louis.
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