Mission Statement

The Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center (OTRC) is committed to reducing the burden of tobacco related health problems in Oklahoma by stimulating the generation and dissemination of knowledge and the implementation and diffusion of effective practices.

Our Goals

Goal #1:  To facilitate research that advances the prevention and treatment of tobacco use and tobacco related health problems.

Goal #2:  To facilitate the dissemination and exchange of knowledge relevant to the reduction of tobacco use and tobacco related health problems.

Goal #3:  To foster the implementation and diffusion of evidence-based practices relevant to the prevention and treatment of tobacco use and tobacco-related health problems.


ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

OTRC Call for Abstracts

The Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) and the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center (OTRC) are developing a special supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) entitled “Best Practices, Research, and Relationships – Oklahoma’s Investment in Tobacco Control.” The goal of the supplement is to showcase the unique contributions that the state of Oklahoma has made to tobacco control, and to provide information about effective strategies that may be useful in other states.

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OTRC FIVE YEAR REPORT
July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2012

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OTRC Tobacco Cessation Counselor Available

Free Counseling Services Available
for Stephenson Cancer Center and OU Physician Patients
by a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist
Initial Visit plus Two Follow-up Visits

Contact: Leslie Chandler, RN, MS, CTTS,
800 NE 10th Street, Stephenson Cancer Center
Oklahoma City, OK 73104,
email: Leslie-Chandler @ouhsc.edu,
phone: ( 405) 271-1640

OR

Tanya Kay, MPH, TTS
800 NE 10th Street, Stephenson Cancer Center
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
email: tanya-kay@ouhsc.edu,
phone: (405) 271-3327